Current Conditions
FULL DESCHUTES TRAIL REPORT ~~~~ FULL OHV TRAILS REPORT
Updated February 10, 2012
SUMMARY
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Springlike winter snow and trail
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Feb 11/12 - Snowmobile drag races at Frank Ellis Sno-Park will create overflow parking conditions.
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!
GENERAL SNOW AND WINTER TRAIL CONDITIONS
This past week, delivered a mix of snow and rain to various elevations with milder weather and temperatures currently creating spring like snow conditions.
General snow depths presently range from patchy-24” to at 5,000’ and 70-80” at 6,000’, west of Hwy 97. Elk Lake area (closer to the Crest) at 4,900’ has 56-70” depth. About 50-60% of those depths can be expected east of Hwy 97 in Newberry Caldera with 34-40’ reported in the Caldera. 42-54” is reported in the Santiam Pass area at 4,800’; Crescent Sno-Parks have 4-6” of snow.
Winter trail coverage: 70-85% of winter trails have adequate to good snow conditions.
FULL DESCHUTES TRAIL REPORT
ROADS
Road Condition Notice! With recent heavy rains and warm temperatures, many unsurfaced and even gravel roads have entered into a sudden spring thaw condition, becoming extremely soft/muddy and not recommended. Not only can you become seriously mired in mud, driving these roads causes severe rutting requiring expensive maintenance, which is not available. Please avoid any roads presently in this condition.
Seasonal Road Closures:
The following roads are gated closed for winter seasonal closure:
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Hwy 46 from Dutchman Flat to Deschutes Bridge
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Road 370 from Hwy 46 near Todd Lake to Road 16 near Three Creek Lake
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Tumalo Falls Road – beware of commercial slash removal with heavy equipment.
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Road 21 from Ten Mile Sno-Park to east of Newberry Caldera
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Hwy 242, Mckenzie Pass, snow gate to snow gate
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Road 16 from Upper Three Creek Lake Sno-Park to Three Creek Lake
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Road 60 around Crescent Lake
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Forest roads around snow parks along Hwy 46 and Road 45 are closed for the winter season. Many of these roads become winter trails. Many more roads will closed due winter snow accumulations.
Be aware that many forest roads this time of year become snowmobile and ski trails thru the winter. With low snow coverage, many of these roads continue to be driven on, making for unsafe winter trail use. Please avoid driving on roads that are posted closed or that indicate with blue or orange diamonds, they are a winter trail and vehicle rutting creates a very hazardous and unpleasant condition for trail users..
MORE CURRENT CONDITIONS INFORMATION
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Weather - Our Weather page is filled with useful links from local forecasts to recent trends.
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Hoodoo Recreation Campgrounds - Many of the campgrounds on the Deschutes National Forest are managed by concessionaire, Hoodoo Recreation. Current conditions for these concessionaire-managed campgrounds can be found on their website. http://www.hoodoo.com
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OHV Newsletter and Conditions - This is a PDF report of OHV conditions in the central Oregon area
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Alerts & Notices - This is the page where we post current Public Use Restrictions (Can I have a campfire?), Fire Closures (closures caused by active fires), Recreation Closures, Blue Green Algae warnings, Industrial Fire Precaution Levels, and so forth.
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News & Events - Recent public notices are at the top of the page and a list of upcoming events is at the bottom.
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Phone Numbers and Addresses for central Oregon Forest Service Offices - You can call us or drop in! We are here to help you.
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