B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
Areas east of Bend and sno-parks
EVENTS
Daily tours
The forecast looks fairly mild this weekend
• Lava Cave Tours: A guided tour
of a local lava tube exploring the
geologic and human history as
well as the ecology of the cave;
9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.;
$65 to $90; Wanderlust Tours,
61535 S. Highway 97, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/713740-0 or 541-
389-8359.
• Daily Snowshoe Tours: A
naturalist-guided tour through
areas around Mt. Bachelor.
Snowshoes and hot cocoa
provided; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and
1:30-5:30 p.m.; $65 to $90;
Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S.
Highway 97, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/713722-0 or 541-389-
8359.
• Shoes, Brews & Views
Snowshoe Tour: Snowshoe
to a spot in the Deschutes
National Forest and sip some
locally crafted beers or root
beer for those under 21;
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; $65 to $95;
Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S.
Highway 97, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/713728-1 or 541-389-
8359.
• Bonfire Snowshoe Tours: A
naturalist-guided tour near
Mt. Bachelor out to a small
bonfire where snowshoes will
be treated to hot libations
and a dessert; 7-11 p.m.; $110;
Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S.
Highway 97, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/713736-0 or 541-389-
8359.
• Moonlight & Starlight
Snowshoes Tours: A guided
tour on snowshoes in the
Cascade Lakes area under the
stars; 7-11 p.m.; $95; Wanderlust
Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97,
Bend; go.evvnt.com/713732-0
or 541-389-8359.
with only a slight chance of rain, so head
east for some desert air or a hike through the
snowier Ochoco mountains east of Bend.
Monday is a fee-free day for the national
forests in Oregon and Washington to honor
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and encourage all
Americans to visit their public lands.
For a full list of conditions updated
regularly, please visit centraloregonexplore.
com
HIKING
AND DAY
USE SITES
• NOTE: Many of the trails
along seasonally closed
highways and forest service
roads remain open, but can
only be accessed by hike,
snowshoe, cross country
ski or snowmobile due to
accumulating snowfall. See
Forest websites for more
details and restrictions.
Deschutes National
Forest
• Bessie Butte Trail: Open
• Boyd Cave Day Use Area:
Open
• Horse Butte Trailhead:
Open; mostly snow free
and clear
• Pine Mountain: Open
Deschutes National
Forest — Diamond
Peak Wilderness
• Crater Butte Trailhead:
Open
• Fawn Lake Trail: Open
• Snell Lake Trail: Open
• Whitefish Creek Trail:
Open
• Yoran Lake Trail: Open
• Stag Lake Trail: Open
Ochoco National
Forest
• Baneberry Trailhead:
Open
• Barnhouse Trailhead:
Open
• Black Canyon East
(Formerly South Fork)
Trailhead: Open
• Black Canyon West
(Formerly Dusty Camp)
Trailhead: Open
• Boeing Field Trailhead:
Open
• Coffeepot Trailhead: Open
• Cottonwood Trailhead:
Open
• Cougar East Trailhead:
Open
• Cougar West Trailhead:
Open
• Fry Trailhead: Open
• Giddy-Up Go Trailhead:
Open
• Green Mountain North
Trailhead: Open
• Green Mountain South
Trailhead: Open
• Hammer Creek Trailhead:
Open
• Keeton Trailhead: Open
• Kelsey Trailhead: Open
• Line Butte East (Formerly
Fawn Creek) Trailhead:
Open
• Line Butte West Trailhead:
Open
• Lookout Mountain Lower
Trailhead: Open
• Lookout Mountain Upper
Trailhead: Open
• Mascall Corral (Formerly
Apple West) Trailhead:
Open
• Mother Lode Mine
Trailhead: Open
• Payten Trailhead: Open
• Potlid North Trailhead:
Open
• Potlid South Trailhead:
Open
• Rim (Formerly Apple
Middle) Trailhead: Open
• Rock Creek Trailhead:
Open
• Round Mountain North
Trailhead: Open
• Round Mountain South
Trailhead: Open
• Scotty Creek Trailhead:
Open
• South Prong Trailhead:
Open
• Steins Pillar Trailhead:
Open
• Twin Pillars North
Trailhead: Open
• Twin Pillars South
Trailhead: Open
• Wildcat North Trailhead:
Open
• Wildcat South Trailhead:
Open
Bureau of Land
Management
• Badlands Rock Trail: Open
• Black Hills ACEC: Open;
climbing and geocaching
are prohibited
• Chimney Rock Trail: Open
• Crack-in-the-Ground:
Open
• Dry River Canyon Trail:
Open
• Flatiron Rock Trail: Open
• Green Mountain: Open
• Huntington Wagon Road:
Open
• Lower Crooked River:
Open
• North Fork: Open
• Oregon Badlands
Wilderness Tumulus Trail:
Open
OREGON
STATE
PARKS
• Fort Rock State Natural
Area: Open; day-use
hours 8 a.m,-8 p.m.; rock
scrambling closed in
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin file photo
Steins Pillar Trailhead in the Ochoco National Forest is open but may be limited due to snow
Columbia Park access closure
As of July 22, Deschutes River access is closed due
to safety concerns and to prevent further erosion to
the river bank. The access point will be closed until
further notice. For more information visit bendpark-
sandrec.org
•
• Dutchman Sno-Park:
Open; 42-54 inches; good
conditions, limited parking
and no overnight camping;
40-foot max length limit for
vehicle/trailer combination;
expect heavy use
• Edison Butte Sno-Park:
Open; 12-20; inches; good
conditions; area roads
closed to highway vehicles
through March 31, 2021
• Kapka Butte Sno-Park:
Open; 30-42 inches; good
conditions; area roads
closed to highway vehicles
through March 31, 2021
• Meissner Sno-Park:
Open; 15-30 inches; good
conditions; area roads
closed through April 1,
2021; no dogs; lodge
currently closed
• Skyliner Sno-Park: Open;
unknown snow depth,
access road closed for the
season, road is now a ski/
snowshoe trail
• Swampy Sno-Park:
Open; 30-42 inches; good
conditions; no dogs; area
roads closed through March
31, 2021
• Vista Butte Sno-Park:
Open; 30-42 inches; fair
conditions; area north of
parking area closed to
snowmobiles, use Kapka
Butte or Wanoga
• Wanoga Snow Play:
Open; 18-30 inches; good
southeast area to protect
nesting falcons
• Jasper Point: Open; boat
ramp closed due to low
water conditions; camping
is closed for the season
• Prineville Reservoir State
Park: Open; expect reduced
services; cabins are closed
SKI AREAS
AND SNOW
PARKS
• Updated 8 a.m. Jan. 14
• Hoodoo: Open; 47.9 inch
base; Hodag lift is closed
• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 66
inch base; Red Chair is
being used as backup for
Pine Marten and First Rays
lift is closed
• Willamette Pass: 35 inches
at lodge; rentals and tickets
must be reserved online in
advance
Deschutes National
Forest
• Crescent Lake Sno-Park:
Open; 8-12 inches; fair
conditions due to low snow
• Crescent Junction: Open;
8-12 inches; fair conditions
due to low snow
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Rick Swope of Prineville fishes for trout on the
northwest shore of Prineville Reservoir in 2013.
BLM — Prineville
District
Friday 1/15
• Big Bend Campground:
Open
• Castle Rock Campground:
Open
• Chimney Rock
Campground: Open
• Cobble Rock
Campground: Open
• Lone Pine Campground:
Open
• Palisades Campground:
Open
• Post Pile Campground:
Open
• Stillwater Campground:
Open
• Ski Films in the Yard: Films
will be screened outdoors
to ensure social distancing,
masks mandatory; 5-10 p.m.;
Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas
House, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave.,
Bend; go.evvnt.com/727205-0
or 458-202-1090.
Saturday 1/16
• Orangetheory Fitness
Run Club: A guided 3- to
5-mile hike with body weight
workouts mixed in will be held
every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. Free for members
and nonmembers; 11:30 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.; Orangetheory
Fitness, 320 SW Powerhouse
Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/727217-0 or 541-904-
5123.
CYCLING
Tuesday 1/19
Fatbike and winter
trails:
• Bandit Springs Sno-Park:
Open
• Mark’s Creek Sno-Park:
Open
• Ochoco Divide Sno-Park:
Open
• Walton Sno-Park: Open
• Orangetheory Fitness
Run Club: A guided 3- to
5-mile hike with body weight
workouts mixed in will be held
every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. Free for members
and nonmembers; 11:30 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.; Orangetheory
Fitness, 320 SW Powerhouse
Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/727218-0 or 541-904-
5123.
• Beginning Fly Tying Class:
Novice anglers can learn
the basics of tying flies in
this 2-hour class. Register at
the fly shop; 6-8 p.m.; $80;
Confluence Fly Shop, 375
SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/723286-0 or 541-
678-5633.
• Ben’s-MTB-Kent’s, Horse
Butte Loop: Muddy
• Wanoga — 3 PSI, Wanoga
— Outer Loop: Rideable
snow
• All other trials riding well
Willamette
National Forest
East of Bend trails
• Arnold Ice Cave, Coyote
Loop, Horse Butte Loop,
Swamp Wells: Muddy
• All other trails riding well
• Gold Lake Sno-Park: Open
• Ikenick Sno-Park: Open
• Little Nash Sno-Park:
Open
• Maxwell Sno-Park: Open;
Mountain View and South
Maxwell shelters are closed
• Potato Hill Sno-Park:
Open
• Ray Benson Sno-Park:
Open
• Salt Creek Sno-Park: Open
• Santiam Sno-Park: Open
• Waldo Lake Sno-Park:
Open
Fire danger is
currently listed as
Moderate in the
Deschutes Na-
tional Forest. Fire
danger is listed as
Low in the Ochoco
and Willamette Na-
tional Forests.
Industrial Fire
Precaution Level is
currently at Level 1
for the Deschutes
and Ochoco na-
tional forests and
the Prineville Dis-
trict — Bureau
of Land Manage-
ment.
Bulletin file photo
Open; no campfires
• Whistler Campground:
Open; no campfires
• White Rock Campground:
Open; no campfires
Ochoco National
Forest:
Fire
restrictions
FISHING
• Updated at 8 a.m. Jan. 14
• Crooked River (below
Opal Springs): 1,238
cfs; rainbow trout and
mountain whitefish;
only fish downstream of
Bowman Dam to Lake Billy
Chinook; whitefish should
be spawning and anglers
have good success fishing
egg patterns; bull trout
must be released unharmed
and reported to the USFW at
crookedbulltrout@fws.gov
• Prineville Reservoir: 32%
full; rainbow trout, small
and largemouth bass,
catfish, crappie, crayfish
• Ochoco Reservoir: 13%
full; rainbow trout, black
crappie, smallmouth bass;
trout fishing should start
increasing with lower
temperatures; ramp still
likely unusable due to low
water levels
CAMPING
Deschutes National
Forest
• Pine Mountain
Campground: Open; no
campfires
Ochoco National
Forest and Crooked
River National
Grassland
• Mud Springs Horse Camp:
LA PINE
FRIDAY
•
conditions; expect heavy
use; pack out broken sleds
and all trash; shelter is
closed
Wanoga Snowmobile:
Open; 18-30 inches; good
conditions; area roads
closed to highway vehicles
through March 31, 2021
Newberry (Six Mile Sno-
Park): Open; 2-4 inches; fair
conditions due to low snow.
Newberry (10 Mile Sno-
Park): Open; 15-27 inches;
good conditions; road
beyond park closed to
vehicles for the season
Three Creek Sno-Park
(Lower): Open; 2-4 inches;
poor conditions due to low
snow
Three Creek Sno-Park
(Upper): Open; 8-16 inches;
fair conditions due to low
snow; Forest Service Road
16 may not be plowed
immediately after a storm
Walt Haring Sno-Park:
8-12 inches; fair conditions
due to low snow
Wednesday 1/20
• Intermediate Fly Fishing
Class: Take your fly tying
knowledge further with this
intermediate skilled class. All
materials provided. Register
at the fly shop; 6-8 p.m.; $80;
Confluence Fly Shop, 375
SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/723289-0 or 541-
678-5633.
Thursday 1/21
• Yin and Flow Yoga: The
weekly yoga class is limited to 5
students each week to maintain
social distance. Proceeds got
to the Chuush Water for Warm
Springs Campaign. Email or text
to RSVP your spot; 9-10:30 a.m.;
$15; Wine Down Ranch, 6500
NE McKay Creek Road, Prineville;
go.evvnt.com/727219-0 or 541-
362-1142.
SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
48°/27° 47°/29° 48°/23°
MILES
N
SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
51°/29° 50°/33° 52°/28°
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ELEVATION: 4,236 FEET
ELEVATION: 3,182 FEET
20
97
126
Lava Butte
Lake Billy Chinook
Deschutes River
BEND
FRIDAY
Newberry Volcano
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
50°/28° 49°/33° 51°/28°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
52°/31° 52°/34° 51°/27°
51°/30° 51°/34° 53°/29°
ELEVATION: 3,077 FEET
ELEVATION: 2,242 FEET
20
Sources: Accuweather, U.S. Geological Survey
Clarinda Simpson/Bulletin graphic
MADRAS
Smith Rock