B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
High Desert trails, camping and more
EVENTS
It may seem an odd time to head to the arid
Daily tours
and sparsely shady High Desert terrains around
• 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-$90; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend;
wanderlusttours.com or 541-389-8359.
• Brews & Views Kayak Tour: A naturalist-guided tour
paddling on a lake in the Cascades with a local microbrew
or root beer to enjoy afterward; 1:30-5:30 p.m.; $65-
$95; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend;
wanderlusttours.com or 541-389-8359
• Central Oregon Volcano Tour: Explore the Newberry
Caldera with a naturalist guide around Paulina Lake;
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 2-6 p.m.; $70-$95; Wanderlust
Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend; wanderlusttours.com or
541-389-8359
• Cascade Lakes Canoe or Kayak Tour: Paddle around one
of the mountain lakes with a naturalist guide; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
or 2-6 p.m.; $70-$95; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway
97, Bend; wanderlusttours.com or 541-389-8359
• Starlight & Moonlight Canoe Tours: Watch twilight
descend over the Cascades and enjoy a clear starry night
while paddling on one of the mountain lakes; 8 p.m.-
midnight; $100; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97,
Bend; wanderlusttours.com or 541-389-8359
Central Oregon, but with a little planning and a
lot of water, a good day of exploring can be had.
There may be some chances of rain or even
thunderstorms coming up, and the desert can
offer great opportunities to check out the storms
— just be careful of flash flooding if you do find
yourself in a downpour.
For a full list of conditions updated regularly,
please visit centraloregonexplore.com.
Friday 7/30
HIKING AND
DAY USE
SITES
• Deschutes National Forest
• Bessie Butte Trail: Open
• Boyd Cave Day Use Area:
Open
• Horse Butte Trailhead:
Open; light deadfall above
Swamp Wells Horse Camp
near junction with Crater Rim
• Pine Mountain: Open
• Ochoco National Forest
• Alder Springs Trailhead:
Open
• Cyrus Trailhead: Open
• Gray Butte Trailhead: Open
• Henderson Flat OHV Trail
System: Open
• Henderson Flat Staging
Area: Open
• Rimrock Springs Trailhead:
Open
• Skull Hollow Trailhead:
Open
• Tam-A-Lau 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
• Cline Buttes Recreation
Area: Portions of Deep
Canyon, Fryrear, Maston
and Jaguar Road are closed
through Aug. 31
• 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
• Huntington Wagon Road:
Open
• Friday Morning Creekside Yoga: Annie Wilson will lead
an all-level yoga class along the creek with music from
her vinyl collection playing. Drop-in or sign up in advance
by DMing @yogawithannie on Instagram; 10-11 a.m.;
$15; The Suttle Lodge, 13300 U.S. Highway 20, Sisters;
thesuttlelodge.com
• Intro to Jumping Mountain Biking Clinic: The clinic will
work on the proper understanding of how to take off, stay
balanced in air and land the bike safely; 1:30-3:30 p.m.; $75;
Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Drive, Bend;
gritclinics.com
• Gravity Race Series: A series of six races will be held
featuring men’s, women’s and youth divisions and a live DJ
playing during each race, prizes awarded to top finishers
of each division; 3:30-7 p.m.; $15 adults, $10 youths 16
and under; Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Drive, Bend;
mtbachelor.com
• Bend Trail Sessions Mountain Bike Clinic: The weekly
clinic will work on specific skills needed for different biking
trails including jumps and corners, technical climbs and
descents and more; 4-6:30 p.m.; $89; Seventh Mountain
Resort, 18575 SW Century Drive, Bend; gritclinics.com
• Lost Forest: Open, vehicles
restricted to designated roads
only
• Lower Crooked River: Open
• Oregon Badlands
Wilderness Tumulus Trail:
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
Saturday 7/31
Fire restrictions
• All campfires and any devices
that emits flames or embers
are prohibited within any
state park or state-managed
forest until conditions
improve. Propane cook stoves
and lanterns are allowed,
propane fire pits are not
• Cline Falls State Scenic
Viewpoint: Open
• Cove Palisades State Park:
Open
• 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; cave
tours canceled for 2021
• Jasper Point: Open; boats
with motors are not advised
due to low water
• Peter Skene Ogden State
Scenic Viewpoint: Open
• Prineville Reservoir State
Park: Open; boats with
motors are not advised due to
low water
• Smith Rock State Park:
Open
Fire danger is cur-
rently listed as Ex-
treme in the De-
schutes and Ochoco
National Forests.
Fire danger is listed
as High in the Willa-
mette National Forest.
Industrial Fire Precau-
tion Level is currently
at Level 4, General
Shutdown meaning
all operations are
prohibited for the De-
schutes and Ochoco
national forests and
the Prineville District
— Bureau of Land
Management.
Campfires are banned
with the Deschutes
and Ochoco national
forests, areas man-
aged by the BLM and
Oregon State Parks
and state-managed
forests east of Inter-
state 5.
CAMPING
Smith Rock
climbing
closures
• All campfires are prohibited
within the Deschutes and
Ochoco national forests and
lands managed by the BLM
• Ochoco National Forest
• Cyrus Horse Camp: Open; no
campfires
• Haystack Reservoir
Campground and Day Use
Area: Open
• Haystack Reservoir Group
Site: Open
• Haystack West Shore
To protect nesting
raptors, the following
climbing routes are
closed: Cajun Cliff,
Victoria Tower, Little
Three Fingered Jack,
Puddy’s Tower, The
Monument, Anglin’s
Buttress, 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 minimum.
See smithrock.com/
seasonal-closures for
more information.
Campground and Day Use
Area: Open
Skull Hollow Campground:
Open
BLM — Prineville District
Barr Road North Staging
Area: Open
Big Bend Campground:
Open
Buckhorn Staging Area:
Open
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Bureau of Land Management
seasonal trail closures
The following Bureau of Land Management trails are now closed
through Aug. 31 to protect nesting raptors:
Fryrear, Maston, Jaguar
• Millican Plateau OHV Trail
Road)
System (Route 95 only)
• Horny Hollow Trail
• South side of Trout Creek Trail
including climbing walls
• Dry River Canyon
• Cline Buttes Recreation Area
For more information visit
(portions of Deep Canyon,
blm.gov
Bulletin file photo
The Middle Deschutes surges just south of Lake Billy
Chinook, where the Alder Springs Trail ends.
• Castle Rock Campground:
Open
• Chimney Rock
Campground: Open
• Cobble Rock Campground:
Open
• Lone Pine Campground:
Open
• Macks Canyon Recreation
Site: Open
• Palisades Campground:
Open
• Post Pile Campground:
Open
• Steelhead Falls: Open; no
potable water
• Stillwater Campground:
Open
CYCLING
• East of Bend trails
• Dry River Canyon: Closed
through Aug. 31
• Arnold Ice Cave, Crooked
Arm, Holy Loop, Horse
Ridge Area, Sand Canyon:
Sandy and loose
• All other trails riding well
• Prineville and Ochoco trails
• Cougar Creek: Riding well,
deadfall reported
• All other trails riding well
• Maston complex
• All trails riding well
• Redmond trails
• The Saddle: Closed for
nesting eagles, likely to
reopen in late fall
• All trails riding well
• Madras East Trails
• E-Bikes allowed on all trails
• All trails riding well
FISHING
• Updated at 8 a.m. July 29
• Lower Deschutes (Pelton
Dam to Columbia River):
4,090 cfs; redband trout,
steelhead, whitefish;
steelhead fishing should start
picking up downstream of
Macks Canyon
LA PINE
FRIDAY
• Middle Deschutes
(Benham Falls to Lake
Billy Chinook): 3,600
cfs; brown trout, rainbow
trout; anglers reporting
fair fishing in the mornings
and evenings; artificial flies
and lures only, no limit on
brown trout
• Crooked River (below
Opal Springs): 1,173
cfs; rainbow trout and
mountain whitefish;
water level is higher
but will be lower than
average this summer;
more whitefish than
rainbows, fair fishing for
rainbows; 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: 35%
full; rainbow trout, small
and largemouth bass,
catfish, crappie, crayfish;
bass and trout fishing has
been good
• Ochoco Reservoir: 12%
full; rainbow trout, black
crappie, smallmouth
bass; water level is still
extremely low and bank
access is limited to walk-in
only
• Haystack Reservoir:
40% full; rainbow and
brown trout, kokanee,
largemouth bass, black
crappie, bluegill and
bullhead catfish; North
Unit Irrigation District
announced it will minimize
its operation water
meaning the reservoir will
not be as full as normal;
boat ramps are unusable
under these conditions
and shoreline fishing will
be from the muddy lake
bed; warm-water fish
will be more active with
warmer temperatures
• Lake Billy Chinook: Bull,
brown and rainbow trout,
kokanee, smallmouth
bass; bass fishing picking
up with kokanee and bull
trout fishing being fair
• CORK Saturday Run: A weekly group run will take place;
8-11 a.m.; free; Thump Coffee, 549 NW York Drive, Bend;
centraloregonrunningklub.org
• Sunriver Nature Center Bird Walk: Tom Lawler, expert
birder and nature photographer, will lead small groups
around Sunriver’s wetlands, meadows and forests to find
a variety of birdlife that surrounds the Nature Center;
8:30-11:30 a.m.; $10 registration required; Sunriver Nature
Center & Observatory, 57245 River Road, Sunriver; snco.org
• Donation Based Outdoor Yoga: An all-levels, all-ages
yoga session will be held; 9-9:45 a.m.; $10 suggested
donation; Deschutes Brewery, 399 SW Shevlin Hixon Drive,
Bend; facebook.com/wildthingbend
• Beginner/Intermediate Skills Mountain Biking Clinic:
The clinic will work on bike set up and body position then
skills in the afternoon including braking, shifting cornering,
switchbacks, wheel lifts and more; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; $75;
Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Drive, Bend;
gritclinics.com
• Art in Nature — Take Me to the River: A guided paddle
along the Deschutes River with a concert featuring Horse
Feathers, Honey Don’t and Joel Chadd Trio; 1:15-9:30 p.m.;
$195 paddle and concert, $120 concert only; La Pine State
Park, 15800 State Recreation Road, La Pine; bendticket.com
Sunday 8/1
• Donation Based Outdoor Yoga: An all-levels, all-ages
outdoor yoga class will be held. Bring your own yoga mat
or towel and water; 9-9:45 a.m.; $10 suggested donation;
LOGE Camps, 19221 SW Century Drive, Bend; facebook.
com/wildthingbend
• Skills & Ride Mountain Biking Workshop: The clinic will
start with basic dialing in the bikes and working on body
position before progressing through several more skills
and then hopping on a nearby trail to test out the newly
learned skill; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; $99; Seventh Mountain Resort,
18575 SW Century Drive, Bend; gritclinics.com
• Sundays with the Yoga Lab: The grounding, all-levels
outdoor yoga class will be taught by Yoga Lab owner
Ulla Lundgren weekly; 4:30-6 p.m.; $15; The Suttle Lodge,
13300 U.S. Highway 20, Sisters; thesuttlelodge.com
Wednesday 8/4
• Women’s Foundational Skills Mountain Biking Clinic:
Women new to mountain biking can learn fundamental
skills to feel more confident setting up the bike, shifting,
braking and navigating small trail obstacles; 5:30-7:30 p.m.;
$75; Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Drive,
Bend; gritclinics.com
• Cascade Lakes Brewing Bend Pub Run: A weekly 3- to
5-mile group loop run starts and ends at the brewpub;
7-9 p.m.; free; Cascade Lakes Brewing Company, 1441 SW
Chandler Ave. Suite 100, Bend; 541-388-4998.
Thursday 8/5
• CORK Thursday Evening Run: A 3- to 5-mile group
run along the Deschutes River Trail. Stay after for food
and drinks with the club; 6-8 p.m.; free; Cascade Lakes
Brewing, 1441 SW Chandler Ave. Suite 100, Bend;
centraloregonrunningklub.org
• Trail Running: A weekly group trail run led by Chris
Colovos on the South Canyon section of the Deschutes
River Trail. Bring water, snacks and drinks provided after
the run; 6:45-8 p.m.; $7 suggested donation; run starts and
ends at Farewell Bend Park, 1000 SW Reed Market Road,
Bend; facebook.com/bendadventuresports
SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
93°/59° 89°/61° 81°/56°
MILES
N
SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
95°/67° 90°/66° 90°/64°
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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
95°/67° 89°/66° 87°/64°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
98°/65° 94°/66° 90°/64°
100°/69° 94°/68° 93°/69°
ELEVATION: 3,077 FEET
ELEVATION: 2,242 FEET
20
Sources: Accuweather, U.S. Geological Survey
Clarinda Simpson/Bulletin graphic
MADRAS
Smith Rock