The BulleTin • Friday, april 30, 2021 B9
TOP PICKS
WHERE TO EXPLORE
South of Bend
Mark Morical/Bulletin file
Fishing guide John Garrison battles a rainbow trout to the
boat on Crane Prairie Reservoir.
The Chush Falls Trailhead is about a 30-minute drive, much of it along dirt and gravel roads, from Sisters.
Chush Falls
Continued from B1
Snow and deadfall still cov-
ered the trail in certain areas.
Warmer temperatures this
week should help to melt some
of the snow. At one section
where downed trees seemed
to block the trail, I stayed to
the right and crossed a small
creek, and the trail continued.
I could hear the waterfall, a
rushing cascade growing in in-
tensity as I drew closer. From
a small overlook, I glanced
down at the waterfall, which is
about 70 feet high and 80 feet
wide. Upper Whychus Creek
surges strong all year, as it is
fed by snowmelt and glaciers
from Broken Top, Middle Sis-
ter and North Sister.
A steep and challenging un-
marked trail leads to the base
of the waterfall, and I managed
to carefully negotiate my way
down through the snow.
Once down to the creek, I
glanced at the waterfall that
rose before me, a seemingly
hidden gem in the middle of
trailhead and the trail itself.
the quiet forest. The water
The U.S. Forest Service closed
splashed off the surrounding
some roads and rerouted the
rocks and snow with intensity. driving approach to the trail-
After making my way back
head and the trail.
up to the main trail, I viewed
Before the changes, the
the falls from
hike to Chush
high above, a
(pronounced
much easier
SHOOSH)
Chush Falls Trail
way to enjoy
Falls was barely
Directions: From Sis-
the waterfall
more than
ters, take Road 16 (Elm
than making
a mile. Now
Street) south for 7 miles.
the perilous
the hike is 2½
Turn right on Forest Road
trip down the
miles.
1514 and continue 4.8
unmarked
Much res-
miles to Road 600. Turn
trail.
toration work
left and follow Road 600
I made my
has taken place
for about 1½ miles to the
way back to-
on Whychus
Chush Falls Trailhead.
ward Chush
Creek in re-
Rating: Easy to mod-
Falls and then
cent years to
erate
on to the main
help restore
Contact: Sisters Ranger
trailhead. The
the native fish
District at 541-549-7700
Three Sisters
species of red-
rose above the
band trout,
fire-altered for-
steelhead and
est as Whychus Creek carved
chinook salmon. The Forest
through the canyon.
Service asks hikers to respect
According to the Deschutes
the restoration work by avoid-
National Forest, the Pole Creek ing areas marked as closed and
Fire (26,584 acres) led to sig-
using only existing roads and
nificant alterations of both the trails.
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Mark Morical/The Bulletin
Twelve trailheads in the
Three Sisters Wilderness will
require advance permits,
which went on sale on April 6
at recreation.gov. According to
the Forest Service, the remain-
der of the day-use permits —
somewhere between 50% and
80% — will be released on a
seven-day rolling window on
May 28.
“The 7-day rolling window
means that every day new per-
mits will be available,” the For-
est Service website says.
The permit system will
apply to the period May 28
through Sept. 24. A helpful
online map shows which trail-
heads require a Central Cas-
cades Wilderness permit pur-
chased in advance.
But even if it is more diffi-
cult to access some of the most
popular trails, many trails, like
Chush Falls, remain available
for a spur-of-the-moment trek
along the creeks and peaks of
the Three Sisters Wilderness.
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Reporter: 541-383-0318,
mmorical@bendbulletin.com
Black Rock — One of the oldest mountain bike trails in Central
Oregon according to bendtrails.org, the 4.1-mile-long section of
single track hugs the lava fields at Lava Lands and offers some
technical climbs over the rocks themselves. The easy trail also
runs almost parallel to a paved path for riders of every skill level.
Crane Prairie Reservoir — The reservoir famous for its “crane-
bow” fishing reopened last week with some patches of snow
remaining on the way to the resort. Wild rainbows must be re-
leased. The water level at the lake is one of the highest out of all
Central Oregon reservoirs, yet not completely full.
Rosyland Day Use Area — The 42-acre community park in La
Pine has river access to the Little Deschutes River, making a great
place for families to paddle around in the slower-moving stream
on the warmer spring days. You can make a longer day of float-
ing out of a visit to the park by putting in at Leona Park to the
south and floating along the gently winding river for 7.5 miles.
Just make sure you have a car parked at each end as it’s a long
way to walk back with your kayak in tow.
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