B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
Check out lakes, rivers and other places to cool off
It was a hot week for Central Oregonians.
Since this is a holiday weekend, many may
be wanting some cool water to splash around
Smith Rock
climbing
closures
Central Oregon
reservoir levels
See B9
To protect nesting
raptors, the follow-
ing climbing routes
are closed: Cajun
Cliff, Victoria Tower,
Little Three Fin-
gered Jack, Puddy’s
Tower, The Monu-
ment, Anglin’s But-
tress, 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 mini-
mum.
See smithrock.com/
seasonal-closures
for more informa-
tion.
in, fish, hike or just sit next to after the heat
wave we endured. But there are plenty more
places than the seasonal favorites of locals and
tourists alike, and lots of room to spread out.
If your favorite lake or river is crowded, try
someplace new. Just remember the sunscreen
and the bug spray as the mosquitos are coming
out in force.
For a full list of conditions updated regularly,
Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin file
The North Fork Crooked River off Arvid Nelson Road in the Ochoco National Forest in May.
please visit centraloregonexplore.com.
HIKING AND
DAY USE
SITES
• NOTE: Many high elevation
trails are still under snow.
Deschutes National
Forest
• Aspen Day Use: Open
• Beach Day Use: Open
• Benham East and West
trailheads: Open
• Besson Day Use: Open
• Big Eddy Day Use: Open
• Big River Boating Site:
Open
• Cabot Lake Trailhead:
Open; snow free and clear
as far as Cabot, moderate
blowdown beyond,
consistent snow starting just
below Carl Lake
• Charlton Lake Trailhead:
Open; likely snow free, light
deadfall
• Chush Falls: Open
• Cinder Beach Day Use:
Open; operated by the Suttle
Lodge
• Crane Prairie Picnic Area:
Open
• Cultus Lake Day Use Area:
Open
• Deer Lake Trailhead: Open
• Dillon Day Use: Open
• Elk Lake Day Use and
Trailhead: Open, light
deadfall
• Fall River Headwaters:
Open
• Green Lakes Trailhead:
Open; snow free and clear
for first 1-2 miles, then deep
snow; Central Cascades
Wilderness Permit required
• Head of Jack Creek
Trailhead: Open; snow free
and clear
• Head of the Metolius:
Open; snow free and clear
• Irish and Taylor Lakes
Trailhead: Open
• Jack Lake Trailhead: Open;
trailhead is accessible,
moderate deadfall; Central
Cascades Wilderness Permit
required
• Lake Creek Trail: Open
• Lava Camp Lake Trailhead:
Open; snow likely; Central
Cascades Wilderness Permit
required
• Lava Island Day Use: Open
• Lava Lake Day Use: Open
• Lava River Cave — Show
Cave: Open; limited capacity
• Lemish Lake Trailhead:
Open; likely snow free, light
deadfall
• Little Crater Day Use: Open
• Little Fawn Day Use: Open
• Lower Bridge Day Use:
Open
• Lower Canyon Creek (West
Metolius Trailhead): Open
• Lucky Lake Trailhead:
Open; snow free with light
deadfall, likely patchy
snow beyond lake toward
Williamson Mountain
• Many Lakes Trailhead:
Open; snow free with
moderate deadfall, not
recommended for stock
• Meadow Picnic: Open
• Meek Lake Trail: Open
• Mirror Lakes: Open; likely
snow free with light deadfall
• North Twin Boating Area:
Open
• Osprey Point Day Use:
Open
• Paulina Falls Picnic and
Trailhead: Open
• Paulina Lake Day Use:
Open
• Peter Skene Ogden
Trailhead: Open; clear
• Rosary Lakes Trailhead:
Open; likely snow free
• Round Lake Trailhead:
Open; snow free and clear
• Scout Lake Day Use: Closed
weekdays, will reopen
Fridays at 4 p.m. through the
weekend
• Simax North and South
Beach area: Open
• Sisters Mirror Trailhead:
Open; Central Cascades
Wilderness Permit required
• Six Lakes Trailhead: Open;
snow free with light deadfall
• Slough Day Use: Open
• South Twin Day Use —
Launch: Open
• Sparks Lake Trailhead:
Open; snow free and clear
• Summit Lake: Open; likely
patchy to deep snow
• Sunset View Day Use: Open
• Suttle Lake Day Use: Open
• Swampy Lakes Trail: Open;
snow free and clear
• Ten Mile Trailhead: Open
• Tenino Boating Site: Open
• Tandy Bay Picnic Area:
Open
• Todd Lake Trailhead: Open;
possible snow and mud,
do not trample restoration
areas; Central Cascades
Wilderness Permit required
for the Todd Lake Trail, lake
access is open
• Tranquil Cove Day Use:
Open
• Tumalo Falls Trailhead:
Open; site is extremely busy,
only park in designated areas
or find another route to the
falls. No dogs or stock allowed
• Whychus Creek Overlook
Trailhead: Open
• Whychus Portal (Lower
Whychus Trailhead): Open
• Winopee Trailhead: Open;
logged out to 1/4 mile past
Teddy Lake junction
may be in pace; Bivouac
camping open with limited
availability, tent camping
only, no reservations,
showers for guests only;
climbing closures to protect
nesting raptors in place until
August; park-wide drone ban
is in effect.
• Tumalo State Park: Open
CAMPING
Ochoco National
Forest
Deschutes National
Forest
• Alder Springs Trailhead:
Open
• Antelope Flat Reservoir:
Open
• Rock Creek Trailhead: Open
• Walton Lake Trailhead:
Closed
• Allen Springs
Campground: Open
• Allingham Campground:
Open
• Big Cove Boat-in
Campground: Open; no fires
• Big River Campground:
Open
• Blue Bay Campground:
Open
• Bull Bend Campground:
Open; no fires
• Camp Sherman
Campground: Open
• Candle Creek
Campground: Open
• Cold Springs Campground:
Open
• Contorta Flat
Campground: Open
• Contorta Point Group
Campground: Open
• Crane Prairie Campground:
Open
• Crescent Creek
Campground: Open; no fires
• Crescent Lake
Campground: Open
• Cultus Corral Horse Camp:
Open; no fires
• Cultus Lake Campground:
Open
• Driftwood Campground:
Open
• East Davis Lake
Campground: Open
• East Lake Campground:
Open
• Elk Lake Campground:
Open
• Fall River Campground:
Open
• Fall River Guard Station:
Open
• Gorge Campground: Open
• Gull Point Campground:
Open
• Indian Ford Campground:
Open
• Jack Creek Campground:
Open
• Lava Camp Lake
Campground: Open;
Central Cascade Wilderness
Overnight Permit required
• Lava Lake Campground:
Open
• Link Creek Campground:
Open
• Little Cove Boat-In
Campground: Open; no
campfires
• Little Crater Campground:
Open
• Little Cultus Campground:
Open
Bend Park &
Recreation Trails
• 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
• Riley Ranch Nature Reserve
Trails: Open
• Sawyer Park Trails: Open
• Shevlin Park Trails: Open
Bureau of Land
Management
• Lower Crooked River: Open
• North Fork: Open
• Scout Camp Trail: Open
• Steelhead Falls Trail: Open
• Oregon State Parks
• Cline Falls State Scenic
Viewpoint: Open
• Cove Palisades State Park:
Open; all campgrounds,
cabins and moorage slips
are open
• Jasper Point: Open;
campfires are allowed in the
Prineville Reservoir and Jasper
Point campgrounds only.
• La Pine State Park: Open;
meeting hall is closed closed
• Prineville Reservoir State
Park: Open; campfires are
allowed in the Prineville
Reservoir and Jasper Point
campgrounds only.
• Smith Rock State Park:
Open — some services
reduced and facility closures
Fire restrictions
Fire danger is currently listed as Extreme in the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests.
Fire danger is listed as High in the Willamette National Forest.
Industrial Fire Precaution Level is currently at Level 2, Partial Hootowl for the Deschutes
and Ochoco national forests and the Prineville District — Bureau of Land Management.
Regulated-Use Closure is now in effect in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central
Oregon District. The following prohibitions are in place: smoking except while in a vehicle
on an improved road; open fires except in designated campgrounds; chainsaw use, mow-
ing dried grass or cutting, grinding or welding between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.;
use of motor vehicles except on improved or private land; use of fireworks.
LA PINE
FRIDAY
• Little Fawn Campground:
Open
• Little Lava Lake: Open
• Lower Bridge
Campground: Open
• Lower Canyon Creek
Campground: Open
• Mallard Marsh
Campground: Open
• McKay Crossing
Campground: Open; no
campfires
• Monty Campground: Open;
no fires
• North Twin Lake
Campground: Open
• Paulina Lake Campground:
Open
• Perry South Campground:
Open
• Pine Rest Campground:
Open
• Pioneer Ford Campground:
Open
• Point Campground: Open
• Prairie Campground: Open
• Princess Creek
Campground: Open
• Pringle Falls Campground:
Open; no campfires
• Riverside Campground:
Open
• Rock Creek Campground:
Open
• Scout Lake Campground:
Open
• Simax Group
Campground: Open
• Smiling River
Campground: Open
• Soda Creek Campground:
Open; no campfires
• South Campground: Open
• South Shore Campground:
Open; no campfires
• South Twin Lake
Campground: Open
• Spring Campground: Open
• Sunset Cove Campground:
Open
• Three Creek Lake
Campground: Open
• Three Creek Meadow
Campground & Horse
Camp: Open
• Trapper Creek
Campground: Open
• West South Twin
Campground: Open
• Windy Group
Campground: Open
• Wyeth Campground: Open;
no campfires
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• Walton Lake Campground:
Open
• Walton Lake Group
Campsites: Open
•
BLM — Prineville
District
•
• Big Bend Campground:
Open; no campfires
• Castle Rock Campground:
Open
• Chimney Rock
Campground: Open
• Cobble Rock Campground:
Open
• Lone Pine Campground:
Open
• Palisades Campground:
Open
• Post Pile Campground:
Open
• Steelhead Falls: Open; no
potable water; no campfires
• Stillwater Campground:
Open
•
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CYCLING
•
Wanoga Trail
Complex
•
• All trails riding well
North of Skyliner
trails
• All trails riding well
Swampy Lakes
trails
•
• Middle Flagline: Closed
through Aug. 15
• Met-Win — Flagline to
Happy Valley, Upper
Flagline: Deep snow
• Flagline Access, Swampy/
Dutchman: Winter mix
• All other trails riding well
•
Sunriver area trails
• Elko Point: Muddy
• Roundabout: Sandy and
loose
• All other trails riding well
•
•
Ochoco National
Forest
FISHING
• Antelope Flat Reservoir
Campground and Day Use:
Open
• Big Spring Campground:
Open; no campfires
• Biggs Springs
Campground: Open; no
campfires
• Bingham Springs
Campground: Open; no
campfires
• Cottonwood Campground:
Open; no campfires
• Cottonwood Pit
Campground: Open; no
campfires
• Sugar Creek Campground
and Day Use Area: Open
• Updated at 8 a.m. July 1
• Middle Deschutes
(Benham Falls to Lake Billy
Chinook): 3,790 cfs; brown
trout, rainbow trout; anglers
reporting fair fishing in the
mornings and evenings;
artificial flies and lures only,
no limit on brown trout
• Upper Deschutes at
Benham Falls: 1,447 cfs;
rainbow trout, brown trout;
wild rainbow trout must
be released; fair fishing in
deeper portions of the river
• Crooked River (below
Opal Springs): 1,192 cfs;
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SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
93°/53° 95°/54° 91°/49°
rainbow trout and mountain
whitefish; 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
Fall River: Brook trout,
brown trout, rainbow trout;
good fishing from the
hatchery upstream to the
headwaters; fly-fishing with
barbless hooks only
Metolius River: 1,380 cfs;
bull trout, rainbow trout;
good fishing and active
hatches during warmest
part of the day; 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
Tumalo Creek: 16.6 cfs;
rainbow trout
Crane Prairie Reservoir:
85% full; brook trout,
kokanee, largemouth bass,
rainbow trout; fair fishing
with catch rates picking up
over the last couple of weeks;
must release wild rainbow
trout
Wickiup Reservoir: 18% full;
kokanee, rainbow and brown
trout, largemouth bass and
catfish; water is low but boats
can be launched safely; five
kokanee per day in addition
to daily trout limit
Prineville Reservoir: 44%
full; rainbow trout, small and
largemouth bass, catfish,
crappie, crayfish; bass and
trout fishing has been good
East Lake: Brown trout,
kokanee, rainbow trout,
Atlantic salmon; fair fishing
for trout; fair fishing for
kokanee and browns, best
methods still-fishing, trolling,
fly, jigging and casting;
water level is lower for this
time of year, may be difficult
launching larger boats
Paulina Lake: Kokanee,
rainbow and brown trout;
good fishing for kokanee and
brown trout
Lake Billy Chinook: Bull,
brown and rainbow trout,
kokanee, smallmouth bass;
bass fishing picking up
with kokanee and bull trout
fishing being fair
North Twin Lake: Rainbow
trout; recently stocked, fair
fishing
South Twin Lake: Rainbow
trout; recently stocked,
fishing has been good on
bait, lures and flies
Davis Lake: rainbow trout
and largemouth bass;
water level is low and it
may be difficult to launch
larger boats; fair fishing for
largemouth bass; fly fishing
only; fair fishing, catch
and release for trout, no
limit on size or number for
warmwater fish
Lava Lake: Rainbow trout;
algae bloom; best methods
still-fishing with bait and fly
fishing along with casting
lures towards banks, good
fishing on bait, flies and
trolling
Little Lava Lake: Rainbow
trout, brook trout and
whitefish; best methods are
bait, lures and flies still-fished
or trolled
Cultus Lake: Mackinaw,
rainbow and brook trout; troll
depths for mackinaw and
shallower areas for rainbows;
stocked this week
Hosmer Lake: Brook,
cutthroat and rainbow trout;
fly fishing and catch and
release only with barbless
hooks; good fishing
Elk Lake: Brook trout and
kokanee; jigging, still-fishing
and trolling from a boat or fly
fishing are best
Crescent Lake: 27% full;
kokanee, mackinaw, rainbow
and brown trout, whitefish
and chub; one lake trout
per day, 24-inch minimum;
fishing is fair; lake level is
extremely low, developed
ramps are marginal for
launching larger boats
Waldo Lake: Boating
restricted to electric motors
or non-motorized vessels
Walton Lake: Rainbow trout
MILES
N
SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
97°/57° 98°/59° 94°/58°
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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
97°/60° 99°/59° 93°/60°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
98°/54° 100°/52° 96°/52°
100°/57° 101°/56° 96°/56°
ELEVATION: 3,077 FEET
ELEVATION: 2,242 FEET
20
Sources: Accuweather, U.S. Geological Survey
Clarinda Simpson/Bulletin graphic
MADRAS
Smith Rock