EVERY FRIDAY
THE REGION’S NEW HUB FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Every Friday, you will fi nd the area’s most complete outdoor guide.
MOUNTAINS
C
C2 The BulleTin • Friday,
PARKS
TRAILS
May 29, 2020
The BulleTin
CONDITIONS REPORT
For a full list of conditions
updated regularly, please visit
centraloregonexplore.com
HIKING AND
DAY USE SITES
Deschutes National
Forest
well
Each week events; top picks
more — as
activities and ing spots, parks and
flows, camp
r
For outdoo
lovers,
Central
on
Oreg
offers
everything
Go with
the flow
on the
Deschutes
Paddle
Trail
in
• The Bullet
biking
MORICAL
BY MARK
mountain
hiking and
urer’s
ngly endless
to the seemi
is an advent
e ski slopes
al Oregon
ntr
stin
Ce
pri
es,
rom
ers or
lak
rivers and
La Pine, Sist
Redmond,
the myriad
trails and
ve to Bend,
singly
mo
rea
or
inc
it
e
people vis
have becom
ny
ich
Ma
wh
se.
s,
paradi
decompress
opportunitie
d by these
for ways to
surrounde
folks look
be
C4
as
to
ic
Options /
ille
See
dem
pan
Prinev
coronavirus
during the
important
ce.
social distan
ing
ain
int
while ma
F
,
Furey, of Bend
PHOTOS
lin Park. Kevin
Bend’s Shev
lex.
on a trail in Phil’s Trail comp
Palilla runs
of the
er Park; Matt through a section
Whitewat
way
photos
at the Bend mountain bikes his
Bulletin file
A paddler
Bulletin and
Ryan
he
Brennecke/T
• Sisters Cow Camp: Open
— no
services
• Sisters Tie Trailhead: Open
— no
services
• Slough Day Use: Open —
no
services
• South Twin Day Use —
Launch:
Open — no services
• Steve Larson Trailhead:
Open —
no services
• Sunset View Day Use: Open
— no
services
• Suttle Lake Day Use: Open
— no
services
• Ten Mile Trailhead: Open
— no
services
• Tranquil Cove Day Use:
Open —
no services
• Wanoga Trailhead: Open
— no
services
• Whychus Creek Overlook
Trailhead: Open — no services
• Whychus Portal (Lower
Whychus
Trailhead): Open — no services
• NOTE: Only open trails are
listed
• 21 Road Interpretive Site:
Open
— no services
• Aspen Day Use: Open —
no
services
• Beach Day Use: Open —
no
services
• Bear Valley Trailhead: Open
— no
services
• Benham East Trailhead:
Open —
no services
• Benham West Trailhead:
Open —
no services
• Besson Day Use : Open:
— no
services
• Big Eddy Day Use : Open:
— no
services
• Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead:
Open — no services
• Black Butte Trailhead: Open
Ochoco National Forest
— no
services
• Alder Springs Trailhead:
• Black Crater Trailhead: Closed;
Open —
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: Open —
services
limited
services
photo
• ted
Edison
Trailhead: Open — no
Submit
• Fry Trailhead: Open — limited
services
son Tyler
services
Lake Trailhead: Open — no
g’s 7-year-old • Elk pas-
• Giddy-Up Go Trailhead:
Mark Schan through a small services
Open —
limited services
way
• Fall River Headwaters: Open
leads the Deschutes River.
—
• Gray Butte Trailhead: Open
no services
—
sage off the
limited services
• Fall River Parking Areas
1, 2, 3:
• Green Mountain North
Open — no services
Trailhead:
Open — limited services
• Head of Jack Creek Trailhead:
• Green Mountain South
Open — no services
Trailhead:
Open — limited services
• Head of the Metolius: Open
— no
• Hammer Creek Trailhead:
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
ES
VENTUR
outdoor
OOR AD
and closed; , water
OUTD
what’s open
holes
B FOR comp
lete guide of biking trails, fishing experts.
NEW HU
field
s most
s of hiking and
GION’S
writers and
find the area’
on, you will s to explore; condition res from outdoor
THE RE
in this secti
as featu
of place
SS
ENDLE N
S
OPTIO
• Round Lake Trailhead: Open
—
no services
• Scott Pass Trailhead: Open
— no
services
• Scout Lake Day Use: Open
— no
services
• Simax North and South
Beach
area: Open — no services
SCHANG
BY MARK in
For The Bullet out for alligators,”
29, 2020 C3
TOP PICKS
C4 The BulleTin
• Friday, May
29, 2020
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.
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin
file photo
Fort Rock State Park is open
for hiking. Rock scrambling
is
prohibited due to nesting
raptors.
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.
Twin Bridges Scenic Bikeway
— Biking
Starting and ending in Bend’s
Drake
nic Bikeway is a 36-mile, moderate Park, The Twin Bridges Sce-
difficulty loop that where you
travel through Shevlin Park
and end up at Tumalo State
Park.
During the ride, cyclists will
cross
ror Pond. the Bikeway follows the Deschutes River and Mir-
urban streets and country roads
with bike lanes for more than
7 miles to the turn onto Tyler
During the 36-mile loop riders
Road.
will gain 1,812 feet in elevation.
Other biking:
• Peterson Ridge Trail Complex:
Peterson Ridge Trail Complex All 22 mountain biking trails at the
are in good riding conditions,
trailforks.com.
according to
• Wanoga Trail Complex:
All
activity) are open for riding, but the Dinah-Moe Humm trail (logging
according to trailforks.com.
• Redmond Trails: Of the 16
mounting bike trails in Redmond,
the easy, moderate and difficult
all of
trails are in “riding well” conditions,
according to bendtrails.org.
• Swamp Lakes Area: Nine
of the riding trails at the Swampy
are listed as having deep snow.
Lake area
Tumalo Ridge are reportedly S.S.T. Trail, Sector 16, Tumalo Creek and
“riding well,” according to bendtrails.org.
Fall River Trail — hiking
Located in the Deschutes National
Forest a few miles southwest
of Sunriver, the Fall River Trail
is a
than 50 feet of elevation gain. 5.9-mile out and back with less
Within the first quarter mile
of
the trail, you will arrive at Fall
River Falls which is surrounded
meadow which makes a nice
by
spot for a picnic.
Other hikes:
• Broken Top Trail: Considered
distance with a 2,880 elevation a difficult hike due to its 15-plus mile
Name Lake and Bend Glacier. gain, the Broken Top Trail leads to No
During the spring months,
may still be required.
snow shoes
• Dutchman Flat Trail: Located
Bend, Dutchman Flat Trail is in the Deschutes National Forest near
a
is a 5 mile out and back trail. relatively flat trail (259 elevation gain) that
• Cabot Lake Trail: Located
near Camp Sherman, Cabot
Lake is a 4.4 mile
out and back through the Deschutes
National Forest. This is a moderate
hike with a 561 foot elevation
gain.
ook
whispers
my 7-year-old
ating his
while navig w channel
gh a narro the river.
kayak throu
us away from the ad-
that leads
to spoil back
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin
I don’t want
file photo
The Big Obsidian
yet, so I hold
Flow is open but still has
-
some spots of snow on the
venture just there are no alliga to
trail.
that
the fact look around trying
I
tors here.
way that only
• Lava Lake s Day
• Skull Hollow Trailhead:
thing in a Use: Open — no
• Line Butte East (Formerly
Open —
imagine services
Fawn
limited services
Creek) Trailhead: Open —
can. Lands/Sun Lava
Lava
out,” I
limited
a child • Open
eye
Trailhead:
• South Prong Trailhead:
an
services
Open —
no services; Lava Lands
I’ll — keep
gh
limited services
“OK,
• Line Butte West Trailhead:
entrance gate remains
him throu
Open
closed over
• Steins Pillar Trailhead: Open
as I follow
— limited services
g
reply • Little
Crater
derin
—
Day
Use:
mean Open
limited services
• Lookout Mountain Lower
— no ge
services; trailhead north
the passa
• Tam-A-Lau Trailhead: Open
Trailhead: Open — limited
sur- will close as
of water
campground
—
services
dark campground
limited services
• Lookout Mountain Upper
opens
by tall
ded Black
• Trail Crossing Corrals Trailhead:
Trailhead: Open — limited
roun
• Lower
Butte Trailhead:
services
set-
Open — limited services
Open
. The
• Mascall Corral (Formerly
— no services
grass
Apple
• Twin Pillars North Trailhead:
like Day Use : Open:
West) Trailhead: Open —
• Lower
Bridge
looks
limited
ting
—
Open — limited services
services
no services be pad-
could
we
• Twin Pillars South Trailhead:
• Mother Lode Mine Trailhead:
• Lower Canyon Flor-
Creek (West
in the
Open — limited services
WATER Open — limited services
Metolius
dling
Trailhead):
: Open — no
• Walton Lake Trailhead:
services
• Ochoco Divide Sno-Park:
Everglades
Open —
Open —
ida
limited services
limited services
• Meadow y Picnic:
— enly
no turns into
skinn pas- Open
a services
• Wildcat North Trailhead:
Ochoco
Ranger Rental House:
a
Open —
ay that sudd , Dad! Take • Open
limited services
— limited services
• sagew
Mile Camp Day Use:
Open — no
. “Wow
• Wildcat South Trailhead:
services
• Payten Trailhead: Open
a large pond We have discovered
Open —
— limited
limited services
• Millican at
that!”
Trail
Trailhead: Open — n of the services
no look
Potlid North Trailhead: Open
services er amazing sectio
—
, seren • e, limited
Bend Park & Recreation
anoth
le Trail
• Osprey
services
Point Day Padd
Use:
the
Open
—
ast to • Potlid South Trailhead: Open
no Desc
Trails
services hutes
—
rkable contr down
- services
limited
• Park and
a rema
• Alpine Trail: Open; maintain
Meadow:
Closed; snow
and
up
s
social
• Rim (Formerly Apple Middle)
distancing
• Paulina Falls rful
and
powe Picnic rapid
Trailhead : Open — limited
Trailhead: Open — no services
• Big Sky Park: Open; maintain
m.
social
services
The Bend
strea
distancing
• Paulina
Lake Day Use:
years
Open ago,
create Springs
— no helpe • d Rimrock
services Several
• Cascade Highlands Trail:
e services Trailhead: Open
Open;
limited
Trail — Alliance le Trail. — Ther
maintain social distancing
• Phil’s Trailhead:
Paddle Open
no Padd
• Rock Creek
it Trailhead: Open —
services
• Central Oregon Historic
Canal
the Deschutes
limited services
sion over what
Trail: Open; maintain social
• Pole Creek Trailhead: Open
confu
favor-
— no k of your
• Round Mountain North
distancing
services was much
g trail
Trailhead:
lly was. Thin
• Coyner Trail: Open maintain
• Quinn River
actua
Day Use: Open — no ntain bikin of Open — limited services
social
• a
Round
distancing
services ite hiking or mou
pair Mountain South
ing
donn Trailhead:
• Deschutes River Trail —
• Rimrock Trailhead:
r than
bike, Open — limited services
rathe
Awbrey
Open
— no riding your
• Scales Corral
Reach: Open; maintain social
services and
ing Trailhead: Open —
stand
g boots or a kayak or
limited
distancing
services
hikin
• Rosary Lakes
Trailhead: Open
g in
• Deschutes River Trail —
Creek Trailhead: Open —
no services you’re sittin — . The • Scotty
Deschutes
Old
board
limited services
Mill Reach: Open; maintain
social
on a paddle consists of over 100
distancing
Paddle Trail on the Deschutes
ewater Park
navigable miles
Bend Whit and is the
River. The
in 2012
leted
hutes
was comp lar part of the Desc
most popu Surfers can be seen d,
year -roun d
Paddle Trail.
Green Wave
riding the ewater Park is packe
and the Whit er months with float-
in the summ ers.
/ C3
See Paddle
ers and kayak
“L
• Friday, May
WHERE TO EXPLORE
• Deschutes River Trail —
Pioneer
Reach: Open; maintain social
distancing
• Deschutes River Trail —
River
Run Reach: Open; maintain
social
distancing
• Deschutes River Trail —
South
Canyon Reach: Open; one
way trail,
closed to bikes, keep dogs leashed,
maintain social distancing
• Discovery Trail: Open; maintain
social distancing
• Haul Road Trail: Open; maintain
social distancing
• Larkspur Trail: Open; maintain
social distancing
• Pine Nursery Park Trail:
Open;
maintain social distancing
• Riley Ranch Nature Reserve
Trails:
Open; maintain social distancing
• Rockridge Park Trail: Open;
maintain social distancing
• Sawyer Park Trails: Open;
maintain
social distancing
• Shevlin Park Trails: Open;
maintain
social distancing
• Stone Creek Park Trail: Open;
maintain social distancing
• West Bend Trail: Open; maintain
social distancing
OREGON STATE
PARKS
• Cline Falls State Scenic
Viewpoint: Open — limited
services Restrooms open
10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily and may
close
without notice
• 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 Mark
Lookouts of Oregon:
Schang’s wife
may
close without notice
Learn Shana
about Brooks
the history
and and
dog Jack paddle
background of Oregon’s
with him on slow-flowi
• Fort Rock Cave: Closed; seasonal
ng portion of the
fire lookouts and tips on
• Fort Rock State Natural
Deschutes.
Area:
how to visit them yourself;
Open — limited services; rock
of the Deschutes
3-4 p.m.; online; go.evvnt.
scrambling closed in southeast
that can be
area
com/649443-0
Continued
paddled by kayaks,
here. Paddling
or 541-312-
to protect nesting falcons
from C1
Whether you 1029.
stand up paddle canoes and the Dillon Falls upstream from
• Jasper Point — Prineville
enjoy floating
boarders. It is
boat ramp
ideal for beginners
Reservoir Closed; COVID-19 on a hot summer day
to Slough is about
Wednesday
or rafting 6/3
exposure limitations, will The Big Eddy
looking to brush or paddlers Slough also has 1.5 miles.
open
rapids,
up on their
the
De- — What skills,
when possible
Get Your
schutes Paddle Trail
Gear
that makes for a a boat ramp
to and it is family
has
nice
Wear
some- to Pack
place to
• La Pine State Park: Open thing for everyone and What
Expect
for to see people friendly.
stop for a break.
—
Hiking:
and Part
has two in a five-
on the
limited services; boat ramp earned
river
you can go in the Sometimes,
open
its place part
as one
series
but limited to hand carry watercraft,
tips on what and off, as this is a pop-
of of the
recreational gems
ular area for hiking
rection, though we opposite di-
and of how
to pack, register
no trailers are permitted due
Central
and
prefer to get
to
Oregon.
in advance; 6-7:30 p.m.; ing along the Deschute bik-
the upstream paddle
ongoing construction. Off-leash
s River
done first.
$25; online; go.evvnt. Trail, of course
A nice flatwater
It took my wife,
area closed
not to be con-
section to
my 7-year-old
com/651040-0
fused with the Deschute
or 503-446-
son and the family
• Peter Skene Ogden State paddle in late spring
Scenic
dog about
s Pad-
the summer 0803. through
dle
Viewpoint: Open
EVENTS
Paddle
is the stretch be-
Trail. An option
is to park
3 hours, though
you can make
tween Slough Day
at the Dillon Falls
• Pilot Butte State Scenic
it longer or shorter
Use Area
depend-
Viewpoint : Open — limited and the Dillon
and put in at the parking area ing on the type
Falls Boat
boat
of
services; day-use open
Ramp. This is a gentile
The water is slow ramp.
fitness level, skill watercraft,
8 a.m.-8 p.m., restrooms open
set and time
stretch
a paddle upstream moving so available.
9 a.m.-8 p.m. Facilities may
is possible
• Palisades Campground:
close
As always, safety
Open
without notice
first on the
• Post Pile Campground:
Open
• Prineville Reservoir State
Park:
Open — limited services; day-use Deschut • Steelhead Falls: Open, no potable
es
water
Paddle Trail
only, Powder House, County,
Jasper
The Deschutes
• Stillwater
Point and Prineville boat ramps
Paddle Campground:
Trail
Open
—
a
26-mile
97
are open. Roberts Bay and
section of the
Ochoco Little Deschutes
Sisters
Viewpoint closed, overnight
River from
camping closed. Facilities may La Pine to its junction
with the
close
Deschutes River
without notice
near Sunriver,
126
Redmond
• Smith Rock State Park: Open and a 95-mile section of
the
Deschutes River
20
— limited services; Misery
from Wickiup
Ridge
• Updated
at 10:30 a.m. May 28.
and Chute trails, RV and overflow Reservoir to
Lower Bridge
—
• Lower Deschutes
parking and Biovac are closed. includes placid,
easy sections (Pelton Dam
to Columbia
Some climbing routes closed everyone can
River): 3810 cfs;
enjoy, as well
as
rainbow
trout, steelhead;
for nesting raptor protection. sections for experts
current
Be also
only.
It winged olive,
—
prepared to turn around if crowded.
blue
includes hatches
nine of the
midge,
skwala, march brown,
Cascade Lakes.
• Tumalo State Park: Open
—
sulpin
limited services; Day-use open
Bend
• Middle Sparks
Deschutes
7:30 a.m.-7 p.m., restrooms
Lake (Benham
open
te
to Lake Billy Chinook): 4740 Falls
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Facilities may
chu
close
Des
brown trout, rainbow trout; cfs;
without notice
Elk Lake
current
46
hatches — blue winged
olive,
Hosmer Lake
midge, pale morning
dun, sulpin,
baitfish
Lava Lake
97
• Upper Deschutes at Benham 45
Falls: 1313 cfs; brook trout,
brown
Deschutes
R.
Cultus
Sunriver
trout,
Lake trout
rainbow
• NOTE: Most designated
• Crooked River (below Opal
40
campgrounds remain closed
D
E
SCHUTES
Springs):
due to
1374 cfs; rainbow trout;
COVID-19 concerns, the following
NAT I O NAL
42
current hatches — blue winged
FOREST
have reopened. Dispersed camping
Crane Prairie
olive, midge, scud,
leech, egg
tes R.
remains open.
Reservoir
schu
• Fall River: No flow
data available; De
brook trout, brown trout, rainbow
East Lake
Deschutes National
43
trout; current hatches — blue
Forest
winged olive, midge, pale
21
morning
e
dun, sculpin 46
e D
• All campgrounds remain
Wickiup
Paulina Lake
Littl
closed
La Pine
• Metolius River: 1470 cfs; Reservoir
bull
Ochoco National Forest
trout, rainbow trout; fly fishing
only; current hatches — blue
and Crooked River
winged olive, midge, sculpin,
National Grassland
The Bulletin file
baitfish
Mark Schang,
• Haystack Reservoir Campground
• Tumalo Creek: 13.5 cfs;
former
rainbow
and Day Use Area: Open
trout
Bend Pad-
• Haystack South Shore Group
• McKenzie River (at Clear
Lake):
Campground: Closed dle Trail Alli-
447 cfs
ance board
• Haystack West Shore
• McKenzie River (near Belknap
Campground and Day Use member
Springs): 286 cfs; rainbow
and
and Area:
Open
outdoor
coastal cutthroat trout; current
enthusiast,
• Skull Hollow Campground:
hatches
—
blue
winged
Open
olive,
midge, sculpin
enjoys a re-
• Walton Lake Campground:
Open
cent paddle
• Crane Prairie Reservoir:
• Walton Lake Group Campsites:
85%
full; brook trout, kokanee,
Closed
on the
largemouth bass, rainbow
Deschutes
trout;
current hatches — baitfish,
BLM — Prineville River.
leech,
callibaetis, damsel, chironomid
District
• Wickiup Reservoir: 54%
full;
• Barr Road North Staging
kokanee, coho salmon, rainbow
Area:
Open
and brook trout, whitefish,
chub
• Big Bend Campground:
• Prineville Reservoir: 69%
Open
• Buckhorn Staging Area:
full; rainbow trout, small and
Open
largemouth bass, catfish, crappie,
• Castle Rock Campground:
Open
crayfish.
Roberts Bay and Ochoco
• Chimney Rock Campground:
Viewpoint closed
Open
• East Lake: Brown trout, kokanee,
• Cobble Rock Campground:
Open
rainbow trout; current hatches
• Lone Pine Campground:
—
midge, pale morning dun,
Open
baitfish,
• Macks Canyon Recreation
leech, ant, flying ant, beetle,
Site:
Open
callibaetis, chironomids
FISHING
s R
.
2020
CAMPING
sch
utes R
iver
May 29,
FRIDAY •
WATER
A fly fisherman
Submitted photos
river. Be aware that
stream of Dillon just down- with the skills
Falls boat
and
ramp the river current
for extreme rapids. proper gear
quickly and ultimately picks up
If you’re looking
for other
tumbles routes
over Dillon Falls
to paddle,
into a steep gorge and down
Bend Paddle Trail the nonprofit
containing
extreme and dangerou
helped create and Alliance
promote the
You can safely check s rapids. Deschutes Paddle
out the
falls by taking a
spent many years Trail and
short walk in
a downstream direction
gether a comprehe putting to-
nsive De-
along
the river trail from
schutes River Guideboo
k. It’s a
area. You can see the parking must own for
round, and it’s a the gorge year the Deschutes folks exploring
stunning
River
as it does a
sight. great
If you are lucky you
might even put job pointing out where to
see whitewater kayakers
in and where
the falls, it’s a popular run
well as the many to take out as
experienced Class run for
within the paddle rapids that are
V kayakers
trail. They are
available for purchase
at various
makes a cast from
his boat while fishing
Wickiup Reservoir.
Bulletin file photo
Options
outdoor retail locations
includ-
“But all of that said how
ing local paddling
important public lands
Continued
Tumalo from C1
Creek Kayak and shop
are — and
important trails are. We’re
“I You
think if you’re
seeing people really needing how Prairie Reservoir, as well as
can also find more Canoe.
outdoor individual, just an active More people
East and Paulina
that.
competi-
on
are getting their exercise
lakes in the
on the Deschute informati
tive or not,
Newberry National
s Paddle
outdoors. And that really
Trail in there’s just so much is better for them
at the following website
variation
Monument, should Volcanic
stuff you can do,”
… sunshine, vitamin
de-
D, breathing fresh air.
Bend’s Jesse Thomas,
schutespaddletrail.n said
well now for rainbow be fishing
a pro to say that running on a treadmill
Not kokanee.
trout and
triathlete who recently
As we approach et. “Now
is bad, but running outside
retired.
better.
sum- that I’m not racing
“Many, many opportunit
is
mer months, enjoy the the
same structure that with
ies
the amaz-
are available to anglers
ing Deschutes Paddle
I needed — Woody Keen,
within
when
was racing full time,
the trails program
an hour of travel,
Trail, I be
” he said.
coordinator
safe and please remembe
I’m for Central Oregon Trail
just taking
“We’re
more
Alliance
encouraging folks
r to Oregon.” advantage of
pack out all trash, Central
to
stay local.”
af- triathletes,
Even
on forest lands closed
ter your pet and pick up
Hodgson has lived
who
are
in
watch
late
busy
out swimming
March, we never
for
ing and that’s a good
tral Oregon for 23 in Cen-
alligators!
, biking and
really
e e
and more of us,
phasizes the need it really em-
to do so in a
responsible manner.”
e e
Reporter: 541-383-0318,
mmorical@bendbulletin.com
lost ac-
thing.”
cess to our beloved
Keen also said
has watched it turn years and
The trails themselves outdoors.
mountain bikers that local
door destination into an out-
never
for more and
closed, and most
more “explorator have been in a more people.
well as trailheads, state parks, as covering new y” mood, dis-
taken up mountain
“There’s a lot
routes
day-use ar-
bik-
ing, nordic skiing,
eas, and boat ramps
more forest roads and riding portunities,” he of diverse op-
said. “The
and rock climbing. kayaking
schutes and Ochoco on the De- track, which makes than single-
trade-off on that
But the outdoors
forests, reopened national
social distancing. for easier
considerably more is there are
in Central
Oregon is more
(However, many last week.
“A bunch of
taking advantage people
than just the
of those op-
access to mountains
remain closed for campgrounds you might not forest roads that portunities
, parks,
than
have
now.)
trails, rivers and
Trails are perhaps
erwise, well now ridden oth- years ago, or even there were 20
lakes.
10 years ago.
Diamonds & Gold
“I think it dictates
ingredient that makes the key
them,” Keen said. you are riding While we encourage
Central
people to
set and the culture the mind- Oregon an outdoor
a good thing. It’s “I think that’s take advantage
creating new
of the opportu-
25 NW Minnesota
town,” Thomas said. of the whole Hikers, mountain mecca.
options
nities,
and giving
as there becomes
Ave.,
“Beyond
just people’s individual
more
Downtown Bend #5
ners, backpacker bikers, run-
places to go to.” people new
s, horseback
activi-
541-388-0155 www.karenba
ties. As a business
riders and mountain
Keen adds that locals
ndy.com
climbers
are
where I’ve seen it owner, that’s all use them.
also enjoying
Anglers
how it filters into the most,
to reach their favorite use trails doors without trails and the out-
the business
as many tourists
community, in terms
holes. Rock climbers fishing
in the area. He estimates
the core values are of what
to reach their vertical use trails
while during a normal that
nesses around here. for busi-
The Central Oregon routes.
weekend the breakdown summer
Trail
would
lots of like-minde There’s just Alliance (COTA)
be
50-50
tourists
our community. d people in
teer organizatio — a volun-
the trails, now it and locals on
ple you train with There are peo- nates with land n that coordi-
or 90% locals. is about 80%
management
out doing the same and 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
many of
tems as well, and support sys-
there’s no question are busy,
good, knowl- these trails.
edgeable retail shops.
Woody Keen,
he said. “I would about that,”
”
gram coordinato the trails pro-
been an increase say there has
in use.”
Outdoor activities
sees some silver r for COTA,
‘a lifesaver’
linings in the
during the pandemic
Anglers get outside
pandemic.
Since the pandemic
“As we’ve seen
As hikers, mountain
bikers
normal life in March, halted
lic lands, whether a rush to pub- and trail runners
tral Oregon locals Cen-
parks or whatever that’s state
trails, anglers are flock to the
also flocking
This Bulletin
to the outdoors in have taken
be, we’ve seen the the case may to their favorite
Sports
increasing
land
fishing
man-
spots.
numbers, looking
agement agencies
to the golf enthusi Department publication is
have to react Most of the high Cascade lakes
escape the stress for ways to
dedicat
and shut them down,
southwest of Bend
asts of Central
of the pan-
information on
Oregon and include ed
demic.
said. “But all of that ” Keen
snow and ice free. are now
approximately
s
“It’s a lifesaver,”
important public said how
region. It include
“It depends on
30 courses through
lands are
about exercising Thomas said — and how important
s a comprehensive
out
but certain areas, the location,
outside. “I
trails
clinics and special
tournament schedu the
think I hurt myself
are. We’re seeing
iup Reservoir, have like Wick-
events in the
compressing if you by over-de- needing that. people really
popular,” said Brett been very
region. The newest le,
equipment on
More people are
it that. Everything want to call getting their exercise
the market is
Bend-based fisheries Hodgson, a
started
outdoors. for
highlighted as
biologist
bottle up, and everybody to
And that really is
the Oregon Departmen
well.
got
really stressed out.
t of
them … sunshine, better for
Fish and Wildlife.
vitamin D,
“And a num-
nitely riding and I was defi-
breathing
ber
of
the
fresh air.
streams
running a
bunch. I think that’s
that running on Not to say
increased activity are seeing
a treadmill
portant, to be able super im-
is bad, but running
ple have time on as well. Peo-
their
outside
hands
is
side in nature when to get out-
better.
and when the weather
is nice,
ing something like you’re fac-
“We’ve seen a
they want to get
While some state this.”
flocking to bike lot of people
advantage of the out and take
developed recreation parks and
wide and locally. shops, nation-
gling opportunit excellent an-
areas
ies we have in
flurry of people We’ve seen a
rediscover bik- the area.”
Hodgson adds that
Crane
running,
can find additional
Mark Schang is a
outdoor
former Bend
Paddle activities
Trail Alliance Board
gion. Thomas said in our re-
Member
and
he has re-
Paddling Enthusiast
cently
2020 CENTRA
L OREGON
GOLF PREV
IEW
Central Oregon
Golf
Courses Get Read Resorts and
y to Tee Off
PUBLISHES
FRIDAY,
JUNE 19
ADVERTISING
DEADLINE
MONDAY, JUNE
1
Advertise your
message in the
2020 Central Oregon
Preview and reach
a
Golf
readers with discreti desirable audience of over
50,000
onary income,
consumers will
in a resource guide
keep for future
that
reference.
Contact your
Advertising Repres Bulletin
entative
today at 541-382
-1811.
A campsite along
the Metolius River
near Sisters.
Mark Morical/Bulletin
file photo
bendbulletin.com
Camping at the Bureau of
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin
Land Management campsite
file photo
at Steelhead Falls near Terrebonne
is open.
EACH WEEK IN THIS SECTION,
you will fi nd the area’s most complete guide of
what’s open and closed; outdoor activities and
events; top picks of places to explore; conditions of
hiking and biking trails, fi shing holes, water fl ows,
camping spots, parks and more — as well as features
from outdoor writers and fi eld experts.
#EXPLORECENTRALOREGON
12 | SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITY GUIDE | April 16, 2021