B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
Areas east of Bend and regional sno-parks
EVENTS
Go east this weekend for spring-like
Daily tours
• 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;
wanderlusttours.com 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; wanderlusttours.com 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;
wanderlusttours.com 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; wanderlusttours.
com 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;
wanderlusttours.com or 541-389-
8359.
• Brews & Views Kayak Tour: A
naturalist-guided tour paddling on
a calm section the Deschutes River
with a local microbrew or root beer to
enjoy afterwards; 1:30-5:30 p.m.; $65
to $95; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S.
Highway 97, Bend; wanderlusttours.
com or 541-389-8359
• Deschutes River Kayak Tour:
Paddle along a tranquil stretch of
the river guided by a naturalist;
9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:30-5:30 p.m.; $70
to $95; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S.
Highway 97, Bend; wanderlusttours.
com or 541-389-8359
• Sunriver Village Ice Skating:
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.
weather and plenty of room to socially
distance on most trails and fishing spots.
With temperatures more seasonable, bugs
are beginning to hatch meaning the fish
are more likely to bite in the warmer parts
of the day along open sections of Central
Oregon rivers and lakes.
Fire crews have also been out performing
prescribed burns near Pine Mountain
and Crescent this week, so check
centraloregonfire.org before you venture out
Central Oregon
reservoir levels
to those areas.
For a full list of conditions updated regularly,
Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin file photos
See B10
An angler wets his line along a section of the Crooked River in 2018.
please visit centraloregonexplore.com.
• 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
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 snow levels. 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;
prescribed burns in the
area through Friday
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
• Hammer Creek
Trailhead: Open
• Keeton Trailhead: Open
• Kelsey Trailhead: Open
• Line Butte East (Formerly
Fawn Creek) Trailhead:
Open
• Line Butte West
Trailhead: Open
Bureau of Land
Management
• Badlands Rock Trail:
Open
• Black Hills ACEC: Open;
climbing and geocaching
are prohibited
• Chimney Rock Trail: Open
• Christmas Valley Sand
Dunes: Open
• Crack-in-the-Ground:
Open
• Derrick Cave: Open
• Flatiron Rock Trail: Open
• Fossil Lake ACEC: Open;
motor vehicles and fossil
collecting prohibited
• Green Mountain: Open
• Lost Forest: Open, vehicles
restricted to designated
roads only
• Lower Crooked River:
Open
• North Fork: Open
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 climbing
walls
• Cline Buttes Recreation Area (portions of Deep
Canyon, Fryrear, Maston, Jaguar Road)
• Horny Hollow Trail
• Dry River Canyon
• For more information, visit blm.gov
Fire
restrictions
• Oregon Badlands
Wilderness Tumulus
Trail: Open
Fire danger is
currently listed as
Moderate in the
Deschutes Na-
tional Forest. Fire
danger is listed
as Low in the
Ochoco and Wil-
lamette National
Forests.
Industrial Fire
Precaution Level
is currently at
Level 1 for the
Deschutes and
Ochoco national
forests and the
Prineville District
— Bureau of Land
Management.
OREGON
STATE
PARKS
• Fort Rock State Natural
Area: Open; day-use
hours 8 a.m,-8 p.m.; rock
scrambling closed in
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
SKI AREAS
AND SNOW
PARKS
• Updated 8 a.m. April 1
• Hoodoo: Open; 96.9-
inch base; Hodag lift and
Autobahn Tubing Park are
closed
• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 107-
inch base; First Rays lift
is closed, Red Chair and
Outback are closed for the
season but will be used as
backup if needed
• Willamette Pass: 45
inches at lodge; open
weekends only
Deschutes
National Forest
• Crescent Lake Sno-park:
Open; 2-8 inches; poor
conditions with low snow
• Crescent Junction: Open;
2-8 inches; poor conditions
with low snow
• Dutchman Sno-park:
Open; 60-90 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; 12-36 inches;
marginal conditions
• Kapka Butte Sno-park:
Open; 36-60 inches; fair
conditions
• Meissner Sno-park:
Open; 8-30 inches;
marginal conditions;
no more grooming this
season; lodge currently
closed
• Skyliner Sno-park: Open;
unknown snow depth,
access road closed for the
season, road is now a ski/
snowshoe trail
CAMPING
Deschutes
National Forest
• Pine Mountain
Campground: Open; no
campfires
• Swampy Sno-park:
Open; 30-48 inches; fair
conditions; no dogs
• Vista Butte Sno-park:
Open; 36-54 inches; fair
conditions; area north of
parking area closed to
snowmobiles, use Kapka
Butte or Wanoga
• Wanoga Snow Play:
Open; 20-36 inches;
marginal conditions;
expect heavy use; pack out
broken sleds and all trash;
shelter is closed
• Wanoga Snowmobile:
Open; 20-36 inches;
marginal conditions;
shelter is closed
• Newberry (Six Mile Sno-
park): Open; 0-6 inches;
poor conditions due to low
snow.
• Newberry (10 Mile Sno-
park): Open; 9-24 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;
0-14 inches; marginal
conditions; bare pavement
on Trail 8 above park, not
recommended
• Walt Haring Sno-park:
0-4 inches; poor conditions
with low snow
• Allen Creek Horse Camp:
Open
• Big Spring Campground:
Open
• Biggs Springs
Campground: Open
• Bingham Springs
Campground: Open
• Cottonwood
Campground: Open
• Cottonwood Pit
Campground: Open
• Cyrus Horse Camp: Open
• Elkhorn Campground:
Campground: Open
• Frazier Campground:
Open
• Mud Springs Horse
Camp: Open; no campfires
• Salters Cabin Horse
Camp: Open
• Scotts Campground:
Open
• Whistler Campground:
Open; no campfires
• White Rock
Campground: Open; no
campfires
• Wolf Creek Campground:
Open
• Wolf Creek Industrial
Campground: Open
Ochoco National
Forest
BLM — Prineville
District
• Bandit Springs Sno-park:
Open
• Mark’s Creek Sno-park:
Open
• Ochoco Divide Sno-park:
Open
• Walton Sno-park: Open
• Big Bend Campground:
Open
• Castle Rock
Campground: Open
• Chimney Rock
Campground: Open
• Cobble Rock
Campground: Open
• Lone Pine Campground:
Open
• Palisades Campground:
Open
Ochoco National
Forest and
Crooked River
National
Grassland
Willamette
National Forest
• Gold Lake Sno-park:
Open
LA PINE
FRIDAY
• 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; fair
conditions, expect heavy
use
• Salt Creek Sno-park:
Open
• Santiam Sno-park: Open
• Waldo Lake Sno-park:
Open
• Post Pile Campground:
Open
• Stillwater Campground:
Open
CYCLING
Fatbike and
winter trails
• Wanoga — 3 PSI,
Wanoga — Outer Loop:
Rideable snow
• Ben’s-MTB-Kent’s, Cline
Buttes, Horse Butte
Loop, Horse Ridge
Area, Madras East Hills,
Maston, The Radlands:
Riding well
East of Bend trails
• Dry River Canyon: Closed
through Aug. 31
• Coyote Loop, Swamp
Wells: Muddy
• All other trails riding well
Saturday 4/3
Prineville and
Ochoco trails
• Horse Butte 10 Miler: The annual
10-mile race at the butte east of Bend
will take place with a special category
for those who dress in western-
inspired attire or denim; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.;
$50; Horse Butte Trailhead, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/759671-1 or 541-359-
4199.
• 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/756128-0
• MountainStar’s Bunny Bun Run:
Bust out your best bunny costumes
and join MountainStar and friends for
a virtual family fun run. All proceeds
benefit MountainStar Madras child
abuse prevention mission; 9:30 a.m.-
5 p.m. April 4; $20; online; go.evvnt.
com/753704-1 or 541-410-4032.
• 66 Trails: Muddy
• Cougar Creek,
Independent Mine,
Lookout Mountain,
Round Mountain, Scotty
Creek: Deep snow;
deadfall reported
• Prineville Bike Park:
Riding Well
FISHING
• Updated at 8 a.m. April 1
• Crooked River (below
Opal Springs): 1,248
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
• Prineville Reservoir: 51%
full; rainbow trout, small
and largemouth bass,
catfish, crappie, crayfish;
trout fishing has been fair,
good for warm weather
species
• Ochoco Reservoir: 23%
full; rainbow trout, black
crappie, smallmouth bass;
trout fishing should start
increasing with lower
temperatures; ramp still
likely unusable due to low
water levels
Monday 4/5
• Virtual Natural History Pub — Still
Waters Run Deep, What Mountain
Lakes Reveal: The sediment at the
bottom of mountain lakes can hold
clues about life thousands of years
ago; 6-7 p.m.; registration required;
online; go.evvnt.com/739155-1
Tuesday 4/6
• Joshua Tree National Park Ranger
Talk: Learn about this unique desert
ecosystem with National Park Service
Rangers; 6:30-7:30 p.m.; registration
required; online; go.evvnt.
com/758665-1 or 541-312-1029.
Thursday 4/8
• 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/759635-0
SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
65°/33° 65°/35° 59°/25°
MILES
N
SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
68°/34° 68°/36° 61°/35°
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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
68°/36° 68°/37° 61°/37°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
69°/33° 69°/33° 62°/25°
71°/36° 70°/36° 63°/37°
ELEVATION: 3,077 FEET
ELEVATION: 2,242 FEET
20
Sources: Accuweather, U.S. Geological Survey
Clarinda Simpson/Bulletin graphic
MADRAS
Smith Rock