B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
Areas north of Bend and regional sno-parks
Warm spring weather is returning this weekend! Take it in while you
can because weather this time of year is never consistent: We’ll be back
Beginning Jan.
28, the following
trails are closed
from Mondays
to 3 p.m. Fridays
(except for federal
holidays) due to
timber harvesting
and forest resto-
ration 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 be-
tween the junc-
tion with EXT
and it’s western
terminus at the
junction with
Pine Drops
• Upper Whoops
• Lower Whoops
• Skyliners
to those chilly temps come Monday.
This weekend is a great time to soak in the sun on trails and
campgrounds (yes, campgrounds) north of Bend. With a wide variety
of scenery to choose from including high desert and verdant forests
vistas, you’ll have whatever you’re in the mood for up north.
For a full list of conditions updated regularly, please visit
centraloregonexplore.com.
Open
• Cougar West Trailhead:
Open
• Cyrus Trailhead: Open
• Fry Trailhead: Open
• Giddy-Up Go Trailhead:
Closed
• Gray Butte Trailhead:
Open
• Green Mountain North
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
• Rimrock Springs
Trailhead: Open
• Rock Creek Trailhead:
Open
• Round Mountain North
Trailhead: Open
• Round Mountain South
Trailhead: Open
• Scales Corral Trailhead:
Open
• Scotty Creek Trailhead:
Open
• Skull Hollow Trailhead:
Open
• South Prong Trailhead:
Open
• Steins Pillar Trailhead:
Open
• Tam-A-Lau Trailhead:
Open
• Trail Crossing Corrals
Trailhead: Open
• Twin Pillars North
Trailhead: Open
• Twin Pillars South
Trailhead: Open
• Wildcat North Trailhead:
Open
• Wildcat South Trailhead:
Open
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
• Black Butte Trailhead:
Open
• Black Crater Trailhead:
Open
• Cabot Lake Trailhead:
Open
• Canyon Creek Trailhead:
Open
• Charlton Lake Trailhead:
Open
• Chush Falls: Open
• Cold Springs Day Use:
Open
• Head of Jack Creek
Trailhead: Open
• Head of the Metolius:
Open; snow free and clear
• Jack Lake Trailhead: Open
• Jefferson Lake: Open
• Lake Creek Trail: Open;
patchy snow, ice and mud
• Lower Black Butte
Trailhead: Open
• Lower Bridge Day Use:
Open
• Lower Canyon Creek
(West Metolius
Trailhead): Open
• Metolius-Windigo: Open
• Park Meadow: Open
• Pole Creek Trailhead:
Open
• Rockpile Lake: Open
• Round Lake Trailhead:
Open
• Sisters Cow Camp: Open
• Sisters Mirror Trailhead:
Open
• Sisters Tie Trailhead: Open
• Suttle Lake Day Use:
Open; patchy snow, ice
and mud
• Tam McArthur Rim
Trailhead: Open
• Whychus Creek Overlook
Trailhead: Open
• Whychus Portal (Lower
Whychus Trailhead):
Open
Willamette
National Forest —
Three Sisters
Wilderness Area
Ochoco National
Forest
• McKenzie River Trail:
Partially open
• Tamolitch Blue Pool:
Open
• Alder Springs Trailhead:
Open; access road closed
to motor vehicles, reopens
April 1
• 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:
Bureau of Land
Management
• Cline Buttes Recreation
Area: Portions of Deep
Canyon, Fryrear, Maston
and Jaguar Road are closed
through Aug. 31
• Huntington Wagon Road:
Open
• Redmond Caves
Recreation Site: Open
• Scout Camp Trail: Open
• Steelhead Falls Trail: Open
• Trout Creek Trail: South
side of trail, including Trout
Creek climbing walls is
closed through Aug. 31
OREGON
STATE
PARKS
• Cline Falls State Scenic
Viewpoint: Open; expect
reduced services; restrooms
are closed, portable toilet
is on site; maintain social
distancing and wear a mask
• Cove Palisades State
Park: Open for day-use
and lake access; Crooked
River Campground (E
Loop) is open, Deschutes
Campground and moorage
slips will open May 14.
• Peter Skene Ogden State
Scenic Viewpoint: Open
• Smith Rock State Park:
Open — limited services;
no camping; climbing
closures to protect nesting
raptors in place until
August; park-wide drone
ban is in effect.
• Tumalo State Park: Open;
expect reduced services;
group facilities are closed;
reservations for yurts
required
Ochoco National
Forest and
Crooked River
National Grassland
• Allen Creek Horse Camp:
Open
• Big Spring Campground:
Open
• Biggs Springs
Campground: Open
• Bingham Springs
Campground: Open
• Cold Springs Guard
Station: Open
• Cottonwood
Campground: Open
• Cottonwood Pit
Campground: Open
• Cyrus Horse Camp: Open
• Frazier Campground:
Open
• Haystack West Shore
Campground and Day
Use Area: Open
• Mud Springs Horse Camp:
Open; no campfires
• Salters Cabin Horse
Camp: Open
• Scotts Campground:
Open
• Skull Hollow
Campground: Open
• Whistler Campground:
Open; no campfires
• White Rock Campground:
Open; no campfires
• Wolf Creek Campground:
Open
• Wolf Creek Industrial
Campground: Open
• Vista Butte Sno-park:
Open; 42-60 inches; good
conditions; area north of
parking area closed to
snowmobiles, use Kapka
Butte or Wanoga
• Wanoga Snow Play:
Open; 24-42 inches; fair
conditions; expect heavy
use; pack out broken sleds
and all trash; shelter is
closed
• Wanoga Snowmobile:
Open; 24-42 inches; fair
conditions; area roads
closed to highway vehicles
through March 31; shelter
is closed
• Newberry (Six Mile Sno-
park): Open; 0-6 inches;
poor conditions due to low
snow.
• Newberry (10 Mile Sno-
park): Open; 12-24 inches;
fair conditions, low snow
around sno-park; road
beyond park closed to
vehicles for the season
• Three Creek Sno-park
(Lower): Open; 0-6 inches;
poor conditions due to low
snow
• Three Creek Sno-park
(Upper): Open; 8-16 inches;
fair conditions
• Walt Haring Sno-park: 0-6
inches; good conditions
SKI AREAS
AND SNOW
PARKS
• Updated 2 p.m. March 24
• Hoodoo: Open; 98.3
inch base; Hodag lift and
Autobahn Tubing Park are
closed
• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 113
inch base; First Rays lift is
closed, Summit will close
with continued high winds
and winter storms
• Willamette Pass: 45 inches
at lodge; rentals and tickets
must be reserved online in
advance
Bureau of
Land
Management
seasonal trail
closures
The following
Bureau of Land
Management
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
including climb-
ing walls
• Cline Buttes
Recreation Area
(portions of
Deep Canyon,
Fryrear, Maston,
Jaguar Road)
• Horny Hollow
Trail
• Dry River Canyon
• For more infor-
mation, visit blm.
gov.
Ochoco National
Forest
• Bandit Springs Sno-park:
Open
• Mark’s Creek Sno-park:
Open
• Ochoco Divide Sno-park:
Open
• Walton Sno-park: Open
Deschutes
National Forest
• Crescent Lake Sno-park:
Open; 6-10 inches; poor
conditions with low snow
• Crescent Junction:
Open; 6-10 inches; poor
conditions with low snow
• Dutchman Sno-park:
Open; 66-96 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; 18-42 inches;
marginal conditions; area
roads closed to highway
vehicles through March 31
• Kapka Butte Sno-park:
Open; 42-66 inches; good
conditions; area roads
closed to highway vehicles
through March 31
• Meissner Sno-park: Open;
10-30 inches; fair conditions;
area roads closed through
April 1; 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; 36-54 inches; fair
conditions; no dogs; area
roads closed through
March 31
Willamette
National Forest
• 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; 54-66 inches; good
conditions, expect heavy
use
• Salt Creek Sno-park:
Open
• Santiam Sno-park: Open
• Waldo Lake Sno-park:
Open
BLM — Prineville
District
• Barr Road North Staging
Area: Open
• Buckhorn Staging Area:
Open
• Macks Canyon Recreation
Site: Open
• Steelhead Falls: Open; no
potable water
CYCLING
Prineville and
Ochoco trails
CAMPING
• 66 Trails: Muddy
• Cougar Creek,
Independent Mine,
Lookout Mountain,
Round Mountain, Scotty
Creek: Deep snow; deadfall
reported
• Prineville Bike Park:
Riding Well
Deschutes
National Forest
• Allen Springs
Campground: Open
• Camp Sherman
LA PINE
FRIDAY
Campground: Open
• Lower Bridge
Campground: Open
• Pine Rest Campground:
Open
• Sisters Cow Camp Horse
Camp: Open; no campfires
Trail closures
west of Bend
EVENTS
Sisters trails
Daily tours
• Green Ridge, Lower Butte
Loop, PRT East, PRT West:
Riding well
• Lake Creek, Suttle Lake
Loop: Riding well; deadfall
reported
• Peterson Ridge, Sisters
Tie: Muddy
• Peterson Ridge Tie: Winter
mix, deadfall reported
• Metolius-Windigo (99
Upper): Deep snow
• New reports needed on
other trails
• 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.
Maston complex
• All trails riding well
Redmond trails
• Blue-Belly Stem: Riding
well, deadfall reported
• Cole Loop: Muddy
• All other trails riding well
Madras East Trails
• All trails riding well
FISHING
• Updated at 2 p.m.
March 24
• Lower Deschutes (Pelton
Dam to Columbia River):
4,610 cfs; redband trout,
steelhead, whitefish; trout
will continue to be less
active through the winter
but can be caught on
something slow and tasty,
steelhead fishing is done
as most fish are entering
spawning grounds in
closed waters.
• Middle Deschutes
(Benham Falls to Lake
Billy Chinook): 3,760 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
• Crooked River (below
Opal Springs): 1,314
cfs; rainbow trout and
mountain whitefish;
only fish downstream of
Bowman Dam to Lake Billy
Chinook; fishing has been
good but water remains
low; any trout over 20
inches are considered
steelhead and must be
released, bull trout must
be released unharmed and
reported to the USFW at
crookedbulltrout@fws.gov
• Metolius River: 1,400 cfs;
bull trout, rainbow trout;
consistent fishing reported
between Allingham Bridge
and Bridge 99 but access
may be difficult depending
on snow; fly fishing only
upstream of Bridge 99,
artificial lures and flies
permitted below; catch and
release only; public access
to Wizard Falls Hatchery
remains closed; river is
closed to fishing above
Allingham Bridge until May
22, 2021
• McKenzie River (at Clear
Lake): 335 cfs
• McKenzie River (near
Belknap Springs): 824
cfs; rainbow and coastal
cutthroat trout; stocking
will resume in late April;
fire cleanup still being
conducted in the area,
access may be limited; all
nonadipose fin-clipped
trout must be released;
lures and artificial flies only
• Ochoco Reservoir: 21%
full; rainbow trout, black
crappie, smallmouth bass;
trout fishing should start
increasing with lower
temperatures; ramp still
likely unusable due to low
water levels
• Haystack Reservoir: 82%
full; rainbow and brown
trout, kokanee, largemouth
bass, black crappie, bluegill
and bullhead catfish; west
side boat ramp is open
• Lake Billy Chinook: Bull,
brown and rainbow trout,
kokanee, smallmouth bass;
Metolius arm is now open
but tribal fishing permit
required, kokanee fishing
has been excellent
Ice skating rink hours
• The Pavi lion: 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.
• 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.
Saturday 3/27
• CORK Saturday Long Run: A group
5- to 8-mile run will take place,
limited to 25 participants to ensure
social distancing; 9-11 a.m.; Thump
Roastery, 549 NW. York Drive, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/754090-0
Tuesday 3/30
• Early Spring Wildflowers
of Central Oregon: Join the
Deschutes Land Trust and Carol
Moorehead for a virtual wildflower
hike to get to know Central Oregon’s
early spring blossoms; 5-6 p.m.;
registration required; online;
go.evvnt.com/756095-1 or 541-
330-0017.
• Know Wild — Wilderness Permits
FAQ: Learn more about the story
behind the permit system, how
it will be managed, how you can
get permits and more; 6-7 p.m.;
registration required; Deschutes
Public Library, online; https://
go.evvnt.com/755399-1 or 541-
312-1063.
Wednesday 3/31
• Know Wild — Changing
Climates and Wildlife, A Climate-
Altered Future: Consider ways
that changing climates are
affecting wildlife and effects we
can anticipate as climate change
continues; 6-7 p.m.; registration
required; Deschutes Public Library;
go.evvnt.com/755406-1 or 541-
312-1029.
Thursday 4/1
• 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/756125-0
SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
54°/25° 63°/31° 62°/24°
MILES
N
SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
60°/30° 70°/41° 64°/29°
46
ELEVATION: 4,236 FEET
ELEVATION: 3,182 FEET
20
97
126
Lava Butte
Lake Billy Chinook
Deschutes River
BEND
FRIDAY
Newberry Volcano
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
59°/31° 68°/42° 64°/25°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
59°/25° 68°/35° 66°/29°
62°/32° 70°/41° 68°/31°
ELEVATION: 3,077 FEET
ELEVATION: 2,242 FEET
20
Sources: Accuweather, U.S. Geological Survey
Clarinda Simpson/Bulletin graphic
MADRAS
Smith Rock