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DAY USE SITES
• Round Lake Trailhead: Open
O
—
no services
• Scott Pass Trailhead: Open
Op — no
services
• Scout Lake Day Use: Open
Ope — no
services
• Simax North and South
B
Beach
area: Open — no services
• Sisters Cow Camp: Open
— no
services
• Sisters Tie Trailhead: Open
Ope — no
Deschutes National
services
• Slough Day Use: Open —
Forest
no
services
• NOTE: Only open trails are
listed
• South Twin Day Use — La
• 21 Road Interpretive Site:
Launch:
Open
Open — no services
— no services
• Steve Larson Trailhead:
• Aspen Day Use: Open —
Open
Op —
no
no services
services
• Sunset View Day Use: Open
• Beach Day Use: Open —
— no
no
services
services
• Suttle Lake Day Use: Open
• Bear Valley Trailhead: Open
— no
— no
services
services
• Ten Mile Trailhead: Open
• Benham East Trailhead:
— no
Open —
services
no services
• Tranquil Cove Day Use:
• Benham West Trailhead:
Open
Ope —
Open —
no services
no services
• Wanoga Trailhead: Open
• Besson Day Use : Open:
— no
— no
services
services
•
Whychus Creek Overlook
• Big Eddy Day Use : Open:
— no
Trailhead: Open — no service
services
services
• Whychus Portal (Lower
• Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead:
Why
Whychus
Trailhead): Open — no servic
Open — no services
services
• Black Butte Trailhead: Open
Ochoco National
Ochoco
— no
National For
Forest
services
• Alder Springs Trailhead:
• Black Crater Trailhead:
Open —
Closed;
limited services
State Highway 242 closed until
• Baneberry Trailhead: Open
June 15
—
limited services
• Broken Top Trailhead: Closed;
• Barnhouse Trailhead: Open
snow
—
limited services
• Browns Mt. Viewpoint:
Open —
• Black Canyon East (Formerly
no services
South Fork) Trailhead: Open
• Buttes Loop Trailhead: Open
—
—
limited services
no services
• Black Canyon West (Formerly
• Cabot Lake Trailhead: Open
— no
Dusty Camp) Trailhead: Open
services
—
limited services
• Cold Springs Day Use : Open
—
• Boeing Field Trailhead:
no services
Open —
limited services
• Crane Prairie Picnic Area:
Open
• Coffeepot Trailhead: Open
— no services
—
limited services
• Crater Butte Trailhead: Open
—
• Cottonwood Trailhead:
no services
Open —
limited services
• Cultus Lake Picnic Area:
Open —
• Cougar East Trailhead: Open
no services
—
limited
services
• Dillon Day Use: Open —
no
• Cougar West Trailhead:
services
Open —
limited services
• Dutchman Trailhead: Open
—
no
•
Cyrus
Trailhead:
services
Open — limited
services
• Edison Trailhead: Open —
no
• Fry Trailhead: Open — limited
services
services
• Elk Lake Trailhead: Open
— no
• Giddy-Up Go Trailhead:
services
Open —
limited services
• Fall River Headwaters: Open
—
• Gray Butte Trailhead: Open
no services
photo
—
Submitted
limited services
• Fall River Parking Areas
1, 2, 3:
• Green Mountain North Trailhead:
son Tyler
— no services
’s 7-year-old • Open
Open — limited services
pas-
Head
of Jack Creek Trailhead:
Mark Schang through a small
• Green Mountain South Trailhead:
Open — no services
way
leads the Deschutes River.
Open — limited services
• Head of the Metolius: Open
— no
• Hammer Creek Trailhead:
sage off the
services
Open
— limited services
• Jack Lake Trailhead: Open
— no
• Henderson Flat OHV Trail
services
System: Open — limited services
• Lava Butte Interpretation
• Henderson Flat Staging
Viewpoint: Open — no services;
Area:
Open — limited services
non-motorized traffic only
• Keeton Trailhead: Open
• Lava Cast Forest Trailhead:
— limited
Open
services
— no services
• Kelsey Trailhead: Open —
• Lava Island Day Use: Open
limited
— no
services
services
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WHERE TO EXPLORE
Crooked River — Fly Fishing
Springtime in Central Oregon
is prime time to be casting
flies and
waiting for fish to tug on your
line. Considered a mecca for
fly fish-
ing, one of the more popular
places in Central Oregon is
Crooked
River, located 45 minutes east
of
er’s Place, an all-things fly fishing Bend. According to The Fly Fish-
store in Sisters, Crooked River
has “the most prolific trout
population of any stream in
Central
Oregon.” As of May 27, the target
species is rainbow trout and
river is flowing at 150 cubic
feet per second, where wading the
in the
water can be done with ease.
Other fishing:
• Lower Deschutes (Pelton
Dam to Columbia River):
Rainbow trout
and steelhead, 3860 cfs.
• Middle Deschutes (Benham
trout and rainbow trout, 1090 Falls to Lake Billy Chinook): Brown
cfs in Benham and 70 cfs in
Bend.
• Upper Deschutes at Benham
Falls: Brook trout, brown trout,
trout, 1313 cfs.
rainbow
• Wickiup Reservoir: Kokanee,
whitefish, chub. Reservoir is coho salmon, rainbow trout, brook trout,
54% full.
• Crane Prairie Reservoir:
Brook Trout, kokanee, largemouth
rainbow trout. The reservoir
bass,
is 85% full.
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin
file photo
Fort Rock State Park is open
for hiking. Rock scrambling
is
prohibited due to nesting
raptors.
• Cove Palisades State Park:
— limited services; Crooked Open
River
Day-use and boat launch, Upper
Deschutes Day-use and boat
launch
and Tam-a-lau trail open. Overnight
camping closed. Facilities may
close
without notice
• Cline Falls State Scenic
Saturday 5/30
Viewpoint: Open — limited
services; day-use only, restrooms
Know Burn — Fire
open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Facilities
Lookouts of Oregon:
Twin Bridges Scenic Bikeway
may
close without notice
Learn about the history and
— Biking
Starting and ending in Bend’s
• Fort Rock Cave: Closed; seasonal
Mark Schang’s background of Oregon’s
Drake
wife
Shana Brooks
fire lookouts
nic Bikeway is a 36-mile, moderate Park, The Twin Bridges Sce-
and tips and
• Fort Rock State Natural
on dog
Area:
difficulty loop that where you
how to visit them yourself; Jack paddle with him on slow-flowing
travel through Shevlin Park
Open — limited services; rock
and end up at Tumalo State
portion of the Deschutes.
3-4 p.m.; online; go.evvnt.
scrambling closed in southeast
Park.
During the ride, cyclists will
area
com/649443-0 or 541-312-
cross
to protect nesting falcons
ror Pond. the Bikeway follows the Deschutes River and Mir-
of the Deschutes
1029.
eschutes that can
urban streets and country roads
• Jasper Point — Prineville
be
with bike lanes for more than
Continued from
here. Paddling upstream
Reservoir Closed; COVID-19
7 miles to the turn onto Tyler
C1 Wednesday paddled by kayaks, canoes an
and the Dillon
from
Road.
During the 36-mile loop riders
Whether you enjoy
stand up paddle
6/3
river. Be aware that
exposure limitations, will
will gain 1,812 feet in elevation.
Falls boat ramp
boarders. It i is
floating
open
on a hot summer
Get day
when possible
to Slough
Your Gear — What ideal
stream of Dillon just down- with the skills
to for beginners or paddler
or What
rafting looking
paddlers Slough is about 1.5 miles.
Falls boat
and
The Big Eddy rapids,
Wear and
Other biking:
• La Pine State Park: Open
ramp the river current
to Pack for
to o brush up on their
for extreme rapids. proper gear
also has
—
• Peterson Ridge Trail Complex:
Part De-
limited services; boat ramp schutes Paddle Hiking: the
two in a five-
skills, and
that makes for a a boat ramp
quickly and ultimately picks up
d it is family
If you’re looking
open
Trail series
has of some-
part
Peterson Ridge Trail Complex All 22 mountain biking trails at the
but limited to hand carry watercraft,
tips on what
for other
tumbles routes
thing for everyone
Expect to see people friendly.
stop for a break. nice place to
over Dillon Falls
are in good riding conditions,
to paddle,
and how
and to has
Sometimes,
trailforks.com.
on the
pack, register
no trailers are permitted due earned
according to
river
you
to
its
and
into a steep gorge and down
can
place
Bend Paddle Trail the nonprofit
off, as this is a pop-
in as advance;
go in the
one of 6-7:30
ongoing construction. Off-leash
• Wanoga Trail Complex:
the p.m.;
containing
recreational gems
All
rection, though we opposite di-
extreme and dangerous
$25; of online;
helped create and Alliance
go.evvnt. ular area for hiking and bik-
area closed
activity) are open for riding, but the Dinah-Moe Humm trail (logging
Central
prefer to get You
promote the
Oregon.
rapids. Deschutes
according to trailforks.com.
ing along the Deschutes
com/651040-0 or 503-446-
the upstream paddle
• Peter Skene Ogden State
• Redmond Trails: Of the 16
Paddle
done first. falls can safely check out the
River
Scenic
0803.
A nice flatwater
Trail, of course
mounting bike trails in Redmond,
It took my wife,
spent many years Trail and
Viewpoint: Open
ourse not to be con-
by taking a short
the easy, moderate and difficult
section to
all of
my 7-year-old
putting to-
walk in
paddle in late spring
trails are in “riding well” conditions,
fused with the Deschutes
son and the family
a downstream direction
gether a comprehens
according to bendtrails.org.
• Pilot Butte State Scenic
through
Pad-
ive De-
along
dle Trail. An option
3 hours, though dog about
the river trail from
Viewpoint : Open — limited the summer is the stretch
schutes River Guidebook.
• Swamp Lakes Area: Nine
you can make
is to park
be-
of the riding trails at the Swampy
the
parking
tween
at
services;
It’s a
the
it
Slough
longer
area.
day-use
are listed as having deep snow.
Dillon
Lake area
must own for
lon Falls
open
You can see
Day Use Area
or shorter depend-
8 a.m.-8 p.m., restrooms open and the Dillon
and put in at the parking area ing on the type
Tumalo Ridge are reportedly S.S.T. Trail, Sector 16, Tumalo Creek and
round, and it’s a the gorge year the Deschutes folks exploring
Falls Boat
“riding well,” according to bendtrails.org.
boat
of
stunning sight.
River
9 a.m.-8 p.m. Facilities may Ramp. This • Palisades
The ter is slow ramp.
fitness level, skill watercraft,
close
If you are lucky you
great job pointing as it does a
is a gentile Campground:
Open water
without notice
moving so available.
set and time
stretch
might
out
where to
a
even
paddle
see
• Post Pile Campground:
Fall River Trail — hiking
put in and where
upstream
whitewater kayakers
pstream is possible
Open
• Prineville Reservoir State
Park:
As always, safety
the falls, it’s a popular run
• Steelhead Falls: Open, no
well as the many to take out as
Located in the Deschutes National
Open — limited services; day-use
potable
first on the experienced
run for
Forest a few miles southwest
water
within the paddle rapids that are
only, Powder House, County,
of Sunriver, the Fall River Trail
Class V kayakers
Jasper
trail. They are
is a
• Stillwater Campground:
Point and Prineville boat ramps
available for purchase
Deschutes
than 50 feet of elevation gain. 5.9-mile out and back with less
Paddle Trail Open
at various
are open. Roberts Bay and Ochoco
Within the first quarter mile
The Deschutes
of
the trail, you will arrive at Fall
Viewpoint closed, overnight
Paddle
River Falls which is surrounded
— a 26-mile section Trail
meadow which makes a nice
by
97
camping
closed.
Facilities
of
the
spot for a picnic.
may close
Si
Sis
Sisters
Little Deschutes
isters
without notice
River from
• Smith Rock State Park: Open La Pine to its junction with the
Other hikes:
Deschutes River
— limited services; Misery
• Broken Top Trail: Considered
near Sunriver,
126
Ridge
• Updated
Redmond
a.m. May 28.
and Chute trails, RV and overflow and a 95-mile
section at of 10:30
distance with a 2,880 elevation a difficult hike due to its 15-plus mile
the
Lower
20
Deschutes
parking and Biovac are closed. Deschutes • River
Name Lake and Bend Glacier. gain, the Broken Top Trail leads to No
from
Wickiup (Pelton Dam
During the spring months,
Reservoir to to
Columbia
Some climbing routes closed
River): 3810 cfs;
may still be required.
Lower
snow shoes
—
includes rainbow Bridge
for nesting raptor protection.
steelhead;
current
• Dutchman Flat Trail: Located
easy trout,
sections
Be everyone placid,
hatches
prepared to turn around if crowded.
blue
can
olive,
enjoy, —
Bend, Dutchman Flat Trail is in the Deschutes National Forest near
as well winged
as brown,
a
sections for midge,
march
• Tumalo State Park: Open
experts skwala,
is a 5 mile out and back trail. relatively flat trail (259 elevation gain) that
only. It
—
limited services; Day-use open also includes sulpin
nine the
• Cabot Lake Trail: Located
• Middle of Deschutes
Cascade Lakes.
near Camp Sherman, Cabot
7:30 a.m.-7 p.m., restrooms
(Benham
Lake is a 4.4 mile
out and back through the Deschutes
open
to Lake Billy Chinook): 4740 Falls
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Facilities may
National Forest. This is a moderate
Bend
cfs;
hike with a 561 foot elevation
close
brown trout,
gain.
without notice
Sparks rainbow
trout; current
Lake
te
u
hatches — blue winged olive,
ch
D e s
midge, pale morning dun,
sulpin,
Elk Lake
46
baitfish
Hosmer Lake
• Upper Deschutes at Benham
• Deschutes River Trail —
Pioneer
Lava Lake
Falls: 1313 cfs; brook
Reach: Open; maintain social
97
trout, brown 45
trout, rainbow trout
distancing
• NOTE: Most designated
• Deschutes River Trail —
• Crooked River (below Deschutes
River
Opal R.
Cultus Lake
campgrounds remain closed
Sunriver
Sunriv
nriv
Run Reach: Open; maintain
Springs):
due to
1374 cfs; rainbow trout;
social
COVID-19 concerns, the following
distancing
current hatches — blue winged
have reopened. Dispersed
D E SCH UTE
olive, midge, scud, leech, egg 40
• Deschutes River Trail —
camping
S
South
remains open.
NAT I O N AL
42
2
Canyon Reach: Open; one
• Fall River: No flow data
way trail,
F ORE ST
available;
Crane Prairie
closed to bikes, keep dogs leashed,
brook trout, brown
trout, rainbow chut e s R.
Deschutes National
Reservoir
s
maintain social distancing
trout; current hatches
— blue De
Forest
winged olive, midge, pale
• Discovery Trail: Open; maintain
East Lake
morning 43
dun, sculpin
social distancing
• All campgrounds remain
closed
• Metolius River: 1470 cfs;
21
• Haul Road Trail: Open; maintain
e
bull
e D
Ochoco National Forest
trout, rainbow
Wickiup
social distancing
46 trout; fly fishing
Paulina Lake
Lit t l
La Pine
Reservoir
only; current hatches — blue
and Crooked River
• Larkspur Trail: Open; maintain
winged olive, midge, sculpin,
social distancing
National Grassland
baitfish
• Pine Nursery Park Trail:
•
Haystack
Open;
Reservoir Campground
• Tumalo Creek: 13.5 cfs;
maintain social distancing
rainbow
and Day Use Area: Open Mark
The Bulletin file
SCHANG
trout
Schang,
• Riley Ranch Nature Reserve
BY MARK
• Haystack South Shore Group
Trails:
rs,”
former • McKenzie River (at Clear Lake):
Open; maintain social distancing
Campground: Closed
For The Bulletin out for alligato rs
447 cfs
Bend Pad-
ook
• Rockridge Park Trail: Open;
whispe
• Haystack West Shore
• McKenzie River (near Belknap
dle
maintain social distancing
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin
my 7-year-old ting
Campground and Day Use Trail Alli-
his Obsidian
Springs): 286 cfs; rainbow
file photo
Area:
The Big
ance
and
• Sawyer Park Trails: Open;
board
Open
el n F Flow is open but still has some spots of sn
coastal cutthroat trout; current
maintain
while naviga chann
social distancing
snow on the trail.
• Skull Hollow Campground: member
hatches — blue winged olive,
h a narrow the river.
and Open
• Shevlin Park Trails: Open;
outdoor
midge, sculpin
• Walton Lake Campground:
kayak throug
maintain
Open
social distancing
us away from the ad-
enthusiast,
• Crane Prairie Reservoir:
• Walton Lake Group Campsites:
• Lava Lake
that leads
85%
spoil
Use: Open — no
• Stone Creek Park Trail: Open;
enjoys a re-
• Skull Hollow Trailhead:
full; brook trout, kokanee,
want to Day
Closed
• Line Butte East (Formerly
Open —
I don’t services
Fawn
hold back
maintain social distancing
limited services
cent paddle
largemouth bass, rainbow
Creek) Trailhead: Open —
yet, so I Lava
trout;
Lava Lands/Sun
just
limited
alliga-
• West Bend Trail: Open; maintain
Trailhead:
current hatches — baitfish,
• South Prong Trailhead:
venture • Open
services
BLM — Prineville on the
are no
leech,
Open
—
there
—
no
services;
to
Lava
social distancing
callibaetis, damsel, chironomid
that
Lands
limited services
trying
• Line Butte West Trailhead:
District Deschutes
the fact entrance
gate around
remains closed
Open
• Wickiup Reservoir: 54%
I look
• Steins Pillar Trailhead: Open
— limited services
that only
River.
full;
• Little
• Barr Road North Staging
Crater in
—
tors here.
way Open
Day a Use:
kokanee, coho salmon, rainbow
Area:
limited services
• Lookout Mountain Lower
things
no services; trailhead north
Open
and brook trout, whitefish,
imagin of — e campground
• Tam-A-Lau Trailhead: Open
Trailhead: Open — limited
chub
• Big Bend Campground:
will close as ” I
services
—
can.
• Prineville Reservoir: 69%
Open
limited services
a child campground
• Lookout Mountain Upper
an eye out, h
• Buckhorn Staging Area:
keep opens
full; rainbow trout, small and
I’ll Black
• Trail Crossing Corrals Trailhead:
Open
Trailhead: Open — limited
• Lower
“OK,
throug
Butte
services
Trailhead:
him
largemouth bass, catfish, crappie,
• Castle Rock Campground:
Open — limited services
follow
Open
• Mascall Corral (Formerly
Open
no services ering over
as I —
crayfish. Roberts Bay and Ochoco
Apple
reply
• Chimney Rock Campground:
• Twin Pillars North Trailhead:
West) Trailhead: Open —
• Lower Bridge
e meand
Viewpoint closed
Day Use : Open: —
limited
Open
the passag
Open — limited services
• Cline Falls State Scenic
services
no services sur-
• East Lake: Brown trout,
• Cobble Rock Campground:
water
Viewpoint: Open — limited
kokanee,
• Twin Pillars South Trailhead:
• Mother Lode Mine Trailhead:
• Lower
dark
Open
Canyon
rainbow trout; current hatches
tall Creek (West
services Restrooms open
• Lone Pine Campground:
—
Open — limited services
Open — limited services
ed by
Metolius
Trailhead): Open — no
midge, pale morning dun,
Open
round
10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily and may
baitfish,
• Macks Canyon Recreation
• Walton Lake Trailhead:
services
• Ochoco Divide Sno-Park:
close
leech, ant, flying ant, beetle,
The set-
Site:
Open —
Open —
without notice
grass.
Open
limited
limited
services
• Meadow Picnic:
services
callibaetis,
chironomids
looks like Open — no
ting
• Wildcat North Trailhead:
services
• Ochoco Ranger Rental House:
Open —
be pad-
limited services
Open — limited services
could
• Mile
Camp Day Use: Open — no
we
R
• Wildcat South Trailhead:
services in the Flor-
• Payten Trailhead: Open
WATE
Open —
— limited
dling
limited services
services
• Millican Trail ades:
Evergl Trailhead: Open —
ida
no services
• Potlid North Trailhead:
Open —
pas-
Bend Park & Recreation
B
skinny
limited services
ly turns into
• a
Osprey
Point Day Use:
sudden
Open —
a South
Take • Potlid
no
Trails
services y that
Trailhead: Open —
sagewa
“Wow, Dad! ered
limited services
• Park large
pond.
• Alpine
A
Trail: Open; maintain social
Closed; snow
a Meadow:
We have discov
• Rim (Formerly Apple Middle)
distancing
d
• Paulina Falls
the
that!”
Picnic
of
at
and
look Open — no g section
Trailhead : Open — limited
Trailhead:
• B
Big Sky Park: Open; maintain
,
services
r amazin
social
serene services
distancing
d
anothe
• Paulina
Trail,
Lake Day Use:
Open —
Paddle
no st to
the Springs Trailhead:
• Rimrock
services
• Cascade
C
Highlands Trail: Open;
Deschutes kable contra
Open
— limited services
maintain social distancing
m
• Phil’s Trailhead:
Open — no up and down-
and a remar
• Rock Creek Trailhead: Open
services
• Central
Ce
Oregon Historic Canal
—
ful rapids
limited services
power
Trail: Open; maintain social
Tr
• Pole Creek
Trailhead: Open — no
• Round Mountain North
distancing
di
services
stream. years
ago, The Bend
Trailhead:
l
create Open — limited services
• Coyner
Co
• Quinn River
Trail: Open maintain social
Severa
Day Use: Open — no ce helped
Allian
• Round
distancing
dis
Mountain South
services
There
Trail. Trailhead:
Paddle Trail
• De
Deschutes River Trail — Awbrey
• Rimrock Trailhead: Open
it Open — limited services
utes — Paddle
what Corral
no
Reach: Open; maintain social
Re
services the Desch
ion over • Scales
Trailhead: Open —
favor-
limited
distancing
dis
much confus of your
services
• Rosary Lakes
was Trailhead:
Open —
trail Trailhead: Open —
• biking
• De
Scotty Creek
Deschutes River Trail — Old
no services actually was. Think
Mill Reach: Open; maintain
Mi
mountain limited services
of
social
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin
ite hiking or donning a pair
distancing
dist
file photo
Camping
Paddle
FISHING
Go with
the flow
on the
Deschutes
Paddle
Trail
A fly fisherman
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his boat while fishing
Wickiup Reservoir.
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seeing people really needing how Prairie Reservoir, as well as
outdoor individual, just an active More peop
East and Paulina
and more of us,
that.
people are getting their
lakes in the
tive or not, there’ , competi-
exercise outdoors. And
Newberry National
phasizes the need it really em-
ust so much
is better fo
to do so in a
that really
variation in stuff s just
for them … sunshine,
Monument, should Volcanic
responsible manner.”
u can do,”
vitamin D, breathing
fishing
said Bend’s Jesse you
e e Reporter:
to say that running on
Thomas,
fresh air. Not well now for rainbow be trout
omas, a pro
541-383-0318,
triathlete who recently
and
a treadmill is bad, but
kokanee.
mmorical@bendbu
lletin.com
running outside is
“Now that I’m not ntly retired.
better.
“Many, many opportunities
the same structure racing with
are available to anglers
Submitted
that I needed — Woody
photos
within
when I was
Ke
Keen, the trails
an hour of travel,
racing
program
” he said.
just taking more full time, I’m for Central O
Oregon Trail Alliance coordinator
“We’re encouraging
vantage of
folks to
Central Oregon.” advantage
stay local.”
Even
on
forest
triathletes,
outdoor retail locations
Hodgson has lived
lands closed in late
lan
who are
in Cen-
busy swimming,
March, we n
ing and that’s a good
includ- biking
tral Oregon for 23
never really lost
ing local paddling running,
iking and
thing.”
ac-
cess to our be
Keen also said
has watched it turn years and
can find
Tumalo
beloved outdoors.
Creek Kayak and shop
into an out-
outdoor activities additional
The trails the
mountain bikers that local
door
Canoe.
themselves
destination
in
n
You
our
have
re-
never
for more and
can also find more gion. Thomas
closed, and m
more “exploratory” been in a more people.
most state parks,
information said he has re-
mood,
on the Deschutes cently
well as trailhe
taken up mountain
trailheads, day-use as covering new routes and dis-
“There’s
Paddle
Trail skiing, untain bik- eas, and boat
ar-
riding portunities,” a lot of diverse op-
ing, nordic
at the following website
r ramps on the De- more forest roads than single-
he said. “The
and rock
de- climbing. kayaking
schutes and O
track, which makes
trade-off on that
schutespaddletrail.net.
Ochoco national
But the outdoors s
forests, reopen
social distancing. for easier
considerably more is there are
reopened last week.
As we approach Oregon
in Central
(However, man
the sum-
“A bunch of
is more than
taking advantage people
many
an just the
mer months, enjoy access
of those op-
remain closed for campgrounds you might not forest roads that portunities
the to mountains, s, parks,
have
than there were
now.)
ing Deschutes Paddle
trails, amaz-
20
erwise, well now ridden oth- years ago, or
Trails are per
rivers and lakes.
perhaps the key
kes.
even 10 years ago.
be dictates
Diamonds & Gold
safe and please remember
“I Trail,
ingredient
think it
them,” Keen said. you are riding While we encourage
makes Central
people to
to culture es the mind- Oregon an that
a good thing. It’s “I think that’s take advantage
pack out all trash, set and the
outdoor mecca.
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of the whole
creating new
of the opportu-
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town, up
Hikers, mounta
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options and giving
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nities, as there becomes
mountain bikers,
ter your pet and pick
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run-
watch
just people’s
more
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Keen adds that locals
mountain climbers
owner, that’s
.com
e e Mark Schang
are
where
all use them. An
is a former
also
enjoying
seen it the
Bend I’ve
Anglers
he
trails
Paddle
most,
and
use trails doors
Trail Alliance Board how it filters
to reach their fav
without as many the out-
into the
Member and
favorite fishing
he business
tourists
holes. Rock climb
Paddling Enthusiast community,
in the area. He estimates
in terms
climbers use trails
the core values are s of what
to reach their ver
while during a normal that
vertical routes.
nesses around here. for busi-
weekend the breakdown summer
The Central Or
Oregon Trail
would
lots of like-minded . There’s just Alliance (COTA)
be 50-50 tourists
— a volun-
our community. people in
the trails, now it and locals on
here are peo- teer organization t that coordi-
ple you train with There
nates with land ma
or 90% locals. is about 80%
and
management
out doing the same people
agencies — works
“But a lot of people
are re-
doing. You’ve got stuff you’re build and maintain hard to
porting that trails
upport sys-
many of
tems as well, and support
there’s no question are busy,
good,
ood, knowl- these trails.
about
that,
edgeable retail shops.
”
he said. “I would
Woody Keen,
ps.”
gram coordinator the trails pro-
been an increase say there has
for COTA,
fo
in use.”
Outdoor activities
sees some silver lini
‘a a lifesaver’
linings in the
during the pandemic
Anglers get outside
pandemic.
ic
Since the pandemic
“As we’ve seen rush
As hikers, mountain
mic halted
to pub- and trail
bikers
normal life in March,
lic lands, whether a ru
runners flock to
that’s state
the
tral Oregon locals ch, Cen-
parks or whatever th
the case may trails, anglers are also flocking
This Bulletin
to the outdoors in have taken
be, we’ve seen the th
to their favorite fishing
Sports Departme
land man-
spots.
numbers, looking increasing
agement agencies lan
nt publicatio
to the golf enthusias
hav
have to react Most of the high Cascade lakes
escape the stress for ways to
and shut them down,
southwest of Bend
ts of Central Oregon n is dedicated
of f the pan-
information on
demic.
said. “But all of that ” Keen
snow and ice free. are now
and includes
approximately
said how
“It’s a lifesaver,”
important public sa
“It depends on
region. It includes
30 courses througho
homas said —
lands
land
about exercising Thomas
a comprehensive
but certain areas, the location,
and how important are
ut the
outside.
utside. “I
trails
clinics and special
tournament schedule,
think I hurt myself
are. We’re seeing
iup Reservoir, have like Wick-
f
by
people
peopl
over-de-
been
events in the
really
very
compressing if you
needing that. More
popular,” said Brett
region. The newest
equipment on
people are
peo
it that. Everything want to call getting their exercise
the market is
Bend-based fisheries Hodgson, a
started to
ou
outdoors. for
highlighted as
biologist
bottle up, and everybody
And that really is
the Oregon Department
well.
better for
really stressed out. ybody got
of
them
Fish
…
and
sunshine,
Wildlife.
vitamin D,
nitely riding and I was defi-
breathing fresh air. vitam
ber of the streams “And a num-
running
unning a
bunch. I think that’s
that running on Not to say
increased activity are seeing
a treadm
treadmill
portant, to be able t’s super im-
is bad, but running
ple have time on as well. Peo-
to
get
outside
outs
their
out-
is
side in nature when
better.
and when the weather hands
is nice,
ing something like n you’re fac-
“We’ve seen a lot
they want to get
of pe
people
While some state e this.”
flocking to bike shops,
advantage of the out and take
parks and
excellent an-
nation-
na
developed recreation
wide
gling
and
opportunities we
locally. We’ve se
on areas
seen a
have in
flurry of people rediscove
rediscover bik- the area.”
Hodgson adds that
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