B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
Areas in, around Bend and sno-parks
EVENTS
Daily tours
Trail closures
west of Bend
Central Oregon
reservoir levels
Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin file photo
See B10
A pair of geese feed in a small area of open water as sheets of ice cover the Deschutes River
near the Old Mill District following the frigid winter storm in February.
Open
• Oregon Badlands Wilderness
Tumulus Trail: Open
We may have been teased this week with spring-
like conditions, but this weekend, things start to cool
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down again to more seasonable temperatures.
OREGON
STATE PARKS
This is a great time to check out trails and parks in
and around Bend. Trips to some of the city’s outdoor
• Pilot Butte State Scenic
Viewpoint: Open for limited
daytime use; summit road
is closed for the winter; east
parking lot open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.,
restrooms open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Tumalo State Park: Open;
expect reduced services; group
facilities are closed; reservations
for yurts required
spots are great for days when the weather can change
quickly or if you simply need a few minutes outside.
Plus, if you get hungry, you’re never too far from a
food cart or local restaurant.
For a full list of conditions updated regularly,
SKI AREAS
AND SNOW
PARKS
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
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Aspen Day Use: Open
Benham East Trailhead: Open
Benham West Trailhead: Open
Bessie Butte Trail: Open
Besson Day Use: Open
Big Eddy Day Use: Open
Boyd Cave Day Use Area: Open
Dillon Day Use: Open
Dutchman Trailhead: Open
Edison Trailhead: Open
Horse Butte Trailhead: Open;
mostly snow-free and clear
Meadow Picnic: Open
Meissner Trailhead: Open
Phil’s Trailhead: Partially open;
closed Mondays through 3 p.m.
Fridays
Rimrock Trailhead: Open
Skyliners Trailhead: Partially
open; closed Mondays through
3 p.m. Fridays
Slough Day Use: Open
Tumalo Falls Trailhead: Open;
Tumalo Falls Road is closed at the
gate, visitors must hike, walk or
snowshoe in
• Tumalo Mountain: Open
• Wanoga Trailhead: Open
• Updated 8 a.m. March 4
• Hoodoo: Open; 95.5-inch base;
Hodag lift and Autobahn Tubing
Park are closed
• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 112-inch
base; First Rays lift is closed
• Willamette Pass: 75 inches at
lodge; rentals and tickets must
be reserved online in advance
Bend Park &
Recreation Trails
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Alpine Trail: Open
Big Sky Park: Open
Cascade Highlands Trail: Open
Central Oregon Historic Canal
Trail: Open
Coyner Trail: Open
Deschutes River Trail —
Awbrey Reach: Open
Deschutes River Trail — Old
Mill Reach: Open
Deschutes River Trail —
Pioneer Reach: Open
Deschutes River Trail — River
Run Reach: Open
Deschutes River Trail — South
Canyon Reach: Open; one way
trail, closed to bikes, keep dogs
leashed
Discovery Trail: Open
Haul Road Trail: Open
Larkspur Trail: Open
Pine Nursery Park Trail: Open
Riley Ranch Nature Reserve
Trails: Open
Rockridge Park Trail: Open
Sawyer Park Trails: Open
Shevlin Park Trails: Open
Stone Creek Park Trail: Open
West Bend Trail: Open
Deschutes National
Forest
• Crescent Lake Sno-park: Open;
10-12 inches; fair conditions with
low snow
• Crescent Junction: Open; 10-
12 inches; fair conditions with
low snow
• Dutchman Sno-park: Open;
72-100 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;
42-60 inches; good conditions;
area roads closed to highway
vehicles through March 31, 2021
• Kapka Butte Sno-park: Open;
54-78 inches; good conditions;
area roads closed to highway
vehicles through March 31, 2021
• Meissner Sno-park: Open; 36-
48 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; 54-78
inches; good conditions; no dogs;
area roads closed through March
31, 2021
• Vista Butte Sno-park: Open; 54-
78 inches; good conditions; area
north of parking area closed to
snowmobiles, use Kapka Butte
or Wanoga
• Wanoga Snow Play: Open;
48-60 inches; good conditions;
expect heavy use; pack out
broken sleds and all trash; shelter
is closed
• Wanoga Snowmobile: Open;
Bureau of Land
Management
• Badlands Rock Trail: Open
• Flatiron Rock Trail: Open
• Huntington Wagon Road:
Smith Rock climbing closures
To protect nesting raptors, the following climbing routes
are closed: Cajun Cliff, Victoria Tower, Little Three Fingered Jack,
Puddy’s Tower, The Monument, Anglin’s Buttress, French Tent
Rock, First Kiss Area north of Monkey Face and Smith Rock
Group NE Face (both towers, above 100 feet).
The Canyon Trail near the bald eagle nest is restricted to
groups of four or less and noise must be kept to a minimum.
See smithrock.com/seasonal-closures for more information.
LA PINE
FRIDAY
Beginning Jan.
28 the following
trails are closed from
12:01 a.m. Mondays
and 3 p.m. Fridays
(except for federal
holidays) due to tim-
ber harvesting and
forest restoration
work:
• Lower Whoops
• Pine Drops
• EXT
• Storm King from
the junction with
Forest Road 4615
and the junction
with Phil’s Trail
• Phil’s Trail between
the junction with
EXT and it’s west-
ern terminus at the
junction with Pine
Drops
• Upper Whoops
• Lower Whoops
• Skyliners
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48-60 inches; good conditions;
area roads closed to highway
vehicles through March 31, 2021;
shelter is closed
Newberry (Six Mile Sno-park):
Open; 6-10 inches; marginal
conditions due to low snow.
Newberry (10 Mile Sno-park):
Open; 24-48 inches; good
conditions; road beyond park
closed to vehicles for the season
Three Creek Sno-park (Lower):
Open; 12 inches; marginal
conditions due to low snow
Three Creek Sno-park
(Upper): Open; 18-24 inches;
good conditions; Forest Service
Road 16 may not be plowed
immediately after a storm
Walt Haring Sno-park: 8-10
inches; good conditions
Bureau of Land
Management
seasonal trail
closures
The following Bu-
reau of Land Man-
agement trails are
now closed through
Aug. 31 to protect
nesting raptors:
• Millican Plateau
OHV Trail System
(Route 95 only)
• South side of Trout
Creek Trail includ-
ing climbing walls
• Cline Buttes Rec-
reation Area (por-
tions of Deep
Canyon, Fryrear,
Maston, Jaguar
Road)
• Horny Hollow Trail
• Dry River Canyon
• For more informa-
tion visit blm.gov
Ochoco National
Forest:
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Bandit Springs Sno-park: Open
Mark’s Creek Sno-park: Open
Ochoco Divide Sno-park: Open
Walton Sno-park: Open
Willamette National
Forest
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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;
70-75 inches; good conditions,
expect heavy use
Salt Creek Sno-park: Open
Santiam Sno-park: Open
Waldo Lake Sno-park: Open
• 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 Mount 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.
Ice skating rink hours
• The Pavilion: Public skating by reservation
only. Open skating session times vary, see
website for details; $12 adults, $11 older
adults (60-79) and students, $10 youth and
honored citizens (80 plus), children under 3
with a paying adult are free, $3 discount if
you bring your own skates, $6 per person for
special sessions; 1001 SW Bradbury Drive,
Bend; bendparksandrec.org/facility/the-
pavilion or 541-389-7588.
• Seventh Mountain Resort: Reservations
required. Open skating sessions run 1
hour and 20 minutes every two hours
10 a.m.-8 p.m.; $15 adults, $12 children 7
to 18, $5 children 6 and under, $5 discount
for bringing your own skates; Seventh
Mountain Resort Ice Rink, 18575 SW Century
Drive, Bend; seventhmountainriverco.com/
ice-skating or 877-765-1501.
• Sunriver Village: Reservations required for
all skaters. Open skating sessions run two
hours long every three hours noon-8 p.m.
Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and
2-5 p.m. Sunday; $15 adults, $11 children
5 to 12, $3 discount if you have your own
skates; Sunriver Village Ice Rink, 57100
Beaver Drive, Sunriver; sunrivervillagefun.
com/sunriver-ice-skating or 541-593-5948.
Friday 3/5
• Mountainfilm on Tour: The program of
outdoor adventure films will be available to
watch from the comfort of your own home;
streaming through March 8; $20; online;
go.evvnt.com/742459-2 or 541-385-6908.
Saturday 3/6
winter mix or deep snow
Wanoga Trail Complex
• Deschutes River: Riding well
• Funner: Winter mix
• Catch and Release: Rideable
snow
• All other trails reporting deep
snow
CYCLING
North of Skyliner trails
• Shevlin Park: Riding well
• All other trails reporting deep
snow
Fatbike and winter
trails:
• Ben’s-MTB-Kent’s, Cline Buttes,
Horse Butte Loop, Horse Ridge
Area: Muddy
• Wanoga — 3 PSI, Wanoga —
Outer Loop: Rideable snow
• Madras East Hills, Maston, The
Radlands: Riding well
Swampy Lakes trails
• Middle Flagline: Closed through
Aug. 15
• Swampy Dutchman: Deep
snow; deadfall reported
• Tumalo Creek: Rideable snow
• All other trails reporting deep
snow
East of Bend trails
• Dry River Canyon: Closed
through Aug. 31
• Crazyhorse, Crooked Arm,
Holy Loop, Mad Max Drive:
Riding Well
• All other trails reporting
muddy conditions
FISHING
• Updated at 8 a.m. March 4
• Middle Deschutes (Benham
Falls to Lake Billy Chinook):
3,960 cfs; brown trout, rainbow
trout; water is higher and clarity
is good with decent trout fishing;
open year-round for trout,
artificial flies and lures only; no
limit on brown trout
• Upper Deschutes at Benham
Falls: 490 cfs; section is closed for
the season to anglers.
• Tumalo Creek: 0.49 cfs; rainbow
trout
Phil’s Trail Complex
• Some trails are closed
weekdays until 3 p.m. Friday,
see note.
• C.O.D. Rockstacker, Slalom
Play Loop, The Lair: Muddy
• Marvin’s Garden, Voodoo:
Rideable snow; deadfall reported
• Ben’s, E.L.V, Kent’s: Ice
• Phil’s, Ticket to Ride (North
and South), Voodoo Child:
Rideable snow
• All other trails reporting a
• Spey Casting: An on-water spey casting
workshop will be held. Bring your own rod
or use a demo. Boots and waders suggested,
coffee provided; 8-9:30 a.m.; Farewell Bend
Park, 1000 SW Reed Market Road, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/723261-0 or 541-678-5633.
• CORK Saturday Long Run: A 5- to
8-mile group run will take place. Runners
must maintain social distancing while
running and masks must be worn inside
any building. Limited to 25 participants;
9-11 a.m.; Thump Roastery, 549 NW York
Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.com/746344-0
Sunday 3/7
• Mastondon 10ish Mile Trail Run: The
annual run through the Maston trail system
will take place with runners starting the race
every 15 seconds to ensure distance. Masks
are required; 9 a.m.-noon; $50; Maston
Trail System, 20275 Newcomb Road, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/745607-1 or 541-359-4199.
Tuesday 3/9
• Know Wild — Wolves in the West: Learn
about the wolf’s natural history, biology,
and society and its history of eradication
up to today’s current management
programs; 6-7 p.m.; registration required;
Deschutes Public Library, online; go.evvnt.
com/745501-1 or 541-312-1029.
Thursday 3/11
• CORK Thursday Run: The weekly 3- to
5-mile run will take place. Runners must
maintain social distance on the route and
wear masks when entering any indoor
space. Limited to 25 participants; 6-8 p.m.;
Crosscut- Warming Hut No.5 Tap House,
566 SW Mill View Way, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/747359-0
• Know Wild — Wildflowers of Oregon:
Take a wildflower journey across Oregon
with author Damian Fagan; 6-7 p.m.;
Deschutes Public Library, online; go.evvnt.
com/745522-0 or 541-312-1032.
SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
54°/27° 42°/27° 41°/21°
MILES
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SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
61°/33° 50°/32° 47°/25°
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ELEVATION: 4,236 FEET
ELEVATION: 3,182 FEET
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97
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Lava Butte
Lake Billy Chinook
Deschutes River
BEND
FRIDAY
Newberry Volcano
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
62°/33° 48°/35° 46°/26°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
64°/33° 49°/31° 49°/26°
65°/36° 53°/37° 51°/31°
ELEVATION: 3,077 FEET
ELEVATION: 2,242 FEET
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Sources: Accuweather, U.S. Geological Survey
Clarinda Simpson/Bulletin graphic
MADRAS
Smith Rock