Lake Billy Chinook

Hiking, walking or going for a run on a trail can be exhilarating and relaxing, combining a trail excursion with the serenity of a beautiful lake makes the adventure a twofer. The following list features conditions of open trails and sites near or leading to lakes.

For a full list of conditions updated regularly, please visit centraloregonexplore.com

Hiking and Day Use Sites

Deschutes National Forest

• Beach Day Use: Open — no services

• Bear Valley Trailhead: Open — no services

• Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead: Open — no services; patches of snow on trail

• Browns Mt. Viewpoint: Open — no services

• Cabot Lake Trailhead: Open — no services

• Cinder Hill Day Use: Open

• Crane Prairie Picnic Area: Open — no services

• Crater Butte Trailhead: Open — no services

• Crater Rim Trailhead: Open

• Cultus Lake Picnic Area: Open — no services

• Deer Lake Trailhead: Closed; hazard trees

• Elk Lake Day Use: Open

• Elk Lake Trailhead: Open — no services

• Jack Lake Trailhead: Open — no services

• Lava Camp Lake Trailhead: Open

• Lava Lake Day Use: Open — no services

• Little Crater Day Use: Open — no services

• Little Fawn Day Use: Open

• Lucky Lake Trailhead: Open — no services

• Millican Crater Trailhead: Open — no services

• Osprey Point Day Use: Open — no services

• Paulina Lake Day Use: Open — no services

• Rosary Lakes Trailhead: Open — no services

• Round Lake Trailhead: Open — no services

• Scott Pass Trailhead: Open — no services

• Scout Lake Day Use: Open — no services

• Simax North and South Beach area: Open — no services

• Six Lakes Trailhead: Open; snow free as far as Doris Lake with moderate blowdown

• South Twin Day Use — Launch: Open — no services

• Sparks Lake Trailhead: Closed; hazard trees

• Sunset View Day Use: Open — no services

• Suttle Lake Day Use: Open — no services

• Ten Mile Trailhead: Open — no services

• Todd Creek Horse Camp: Closed; snow

• Tranquil Cove Day Use: Open — no services

• Winopee Trailhead: Open — no services

Ochoco National Forest

• Antelope Flat Reservoir: Open — limited services; campground remains closed

• Rimrock Springs Trailhead: Open — limited services

• Tam-A-Lau Trailhead: Open — limited services

• Walton Lake Trailhead: Open — limited services

Oregon State Parks

• Cove Palisades State Park: Open with reduced services.

• Jasper Point — Prineville Reservoir: Open with reduced services, camping is first-come, first-served. Boat ramp to close at the end of June due to low water.

• Prineville Reservoir State Park: Open with reduced services.

Camping

Deschutes National Forest

• Big Cove Boat-in Campground: Open, no water

• Blue Bay Campground: Open, water coming soon

• Cinder Hill Campground: Open

• Contorta Flat Campground: Open, group camp remains closed

• Crane Prairie Campground: Open

• Crescent Creek Campground: Open

• Cultus Lake Campground: Open

• East Davis Lake Campground: Open

• East Lake Campground: Open

• Elk Lake Campground: Open; no water, group camp remains closed

• Gull Point Campground: Open

• Lava Camp Lake Campground: Open

• Lava Lake Campground: Open

• Link Creek Campground: Open

• Little Crater Campground: Open

• Little Cultus Campground: Open; no water; group camp remains closed

• Little Fawn Campground: Open; no water, group camp remains closed

• Little Lava Lake: Campground: Open

• Mallard Marsh Campground: Open; no water

• North Twin Lake Campground: Open

• Paulina Lake Campground: Open

• Perry South Campground: Open

• Point Campground: Open; no water

• Princess Creek Campground: Open; no water

• Rock Creek Campground: Partially open; no water

• South Campground: Open; no water

• South Shore Campground: Open

• South Twin Lake Campground: Open

• Spring Campground: Open

• Sunset Cove Campground: Open

• Trapper Creek Campground: Open

• West South Twin Campground: Open

Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland

• Haystack Reservoir Campground and Day Use Area: Open; group site closed

• Haystack West Shore Campground and Day Use Area: Open

• Walton Lake Campground: Open; group site closed

Cycling

East of Bend trails

• Dry River Canyon: Closed to protect nesting raptors

• Horse Butte Loop: Sandy and loose

• All other trails riding well

Phil’s Trail Complex

• Phil’s Trail: Riding well; reported deadfall

• Upper Storm King and C.O.D.: Riding well; reported deadfall

• All other trails are riding well

Wanoga Trail Complex

• Deschutes River: Riding well; reported deadfall

• Dinah Moe Humm: Riding well; reported deadfall

• Tyler’s Traverse: Sandy and loose

• All other trails are riding well

North of Skyliner trails

• Met-Win — Happy Valley to Mrazek: Rideable snow

• All other trails are riding well

Swampy Lakes trails

• Flagline Access: Deep Snow

• Flagline Tie: Patches of rideable snow

• Lower Flagline: Riding well, deadfall reported

• Met-Win — Flagline to Happy Valley: Deep Snow

• Middle Flagline: Closed

• Southfork: Muddy

• Swampy Lakes Loop: Riding well, deadfall reported

• Swampy-Dutchman: Snow

• Upper Flagline: Snow, deadfall reported

• Vista Butte: Riding well, deadfall reported

• All other trails are riding well

Cascade Lakes trails

• Metolius-Windigo (Todd Lake): Snow

• All other trails are riding well

Sunriver area trails

• La Pine State Park: Sandy and loose

• All other trails riding well

Prineville and Ochoco trails

• 66 Trails: Riding well; reported deadfall

• All other trails riding well

Sisters trails

• Green Ridge: Riding well; reported deadfall

• Metolius-Windigo (Black Butte): Riding well; reported deadfall

• Metolius-Windigo (99): Riding well; reported deadfall

• All trails riding well

Maston complex

• All trails reporting sandy and loose conditions

Redmond trails

• Dry Canyon: Riding well; reported deadfall

• All trails riding well

Fishing

Updated at 9 a.m. June 18

• Crane Prairie Reservoir: 84% full; brook trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, rainbow trout; current hatches — baitfish, leech, callibaetis, damsel, chironomid

• Wickiup Reservoir: 44% full; kokanee, coho salmon, rainbow and brook trout, whitefish, chub

• Prineville Reservoir: 63% full; rainbow trout, small and largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, crayfish. Roberts Bay and Ochoco Viewpoint closed

• East Lake: Brown trout, kokanee, rainbow trout; current hatches — midge, pale morning dun, baitfish, leech, ant, flying ant, beetle, callibaetis, chironomids

• Paulina Lake: Kokanee, rainbow and brown trout; fishing is fair for kokanee and browns. Recommended still-fishing, trolling, fly fishing and jigging.

• Ochoco Reservoir: 47% full; rainbow trout, black crappie, smallmouth bass; fishing is fair to good

• Haystack Reservoir: 97% full; rainbow and brown trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill and bullhead catfish; fishing for rainbow trout is fair on bait, troll and flies. Warm water species picking up

• North Twin Lake: Rainbow trout; fishing is fair on powerbait, crawlers and trolled flies

• South Twin Lake: Rainbow trout; fishing is fair on powerbait, crawlers, lures and flies

• Davis Lake: Water level is low; rainbow trout and largemouth bass. Fly fishing only

• Lava Lake: Rainbow trout; Still and fly fishing with casting lures toward the bank; fishing is good

• Little Lava Lake: Rainbow trout, brook trout and whitefish; bait, lures and flies are best with still-fishing or trolled

• Cultus Lake: Mackinaw, rainbow and brook trout; troll the depths for mackinaw and shallows for rainbow

• Hosmer Lake: Brook, cutthroat and rainbow trout

• Elk Lake: Brook trout and kokanee; jigging, still-fishing and trolling from a boat or fly fishing are best

• Crescent Lake: 55% full; kokanee, mackinaw, rainbow and brown trout, whitefish and chub; fair to good fishing for rainbow trout and kokanee

Misery Ridge remains closed.

The following climbing routes at the park closed for nesting raptor protection: Cajun Cliff, Victoria Tower, Little Three Fingered Jack, Puddy’s Tower, The Monument, Anglin’s Buttress, French Tent Rock, Driveway Gravel (P2, P3), Teddy Bear’s Picnic (P2-P5), Five Easy Pieces (P2-P5), Free Lunch (P2-P5), First Kiss (41-47), King Line, Smith Rock Group (above 100 feet).

The following restrictions apply to BLM-adminstered lands:

• Within one-half mile of the Crooked River’s Edge from the U.S. Highway 97 bridge to Lake Billy Chinook.
• Within one-half mile of the Deschutes River’s edge from the U.S. Highway 20 bridge to Lake Billy Chinook.
• Within one-half mile of Lake Simtustus.
• Within the Lower Deschutes National Wild and Scenic River Corridor from Pelton Dam to the Columbia River. 
• Within one-half mile of Lake Billy Chinook.
• Within one-half mile of the White River’s edge from it’s confluence with the Deschutes River to the Mt. Hood National Forest.
• Along the John Day River from Tumwater Falls to Kimberly.

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