Day Hiking

Day Hiking Areas

• Deschutes NF-Bend/Sunriver/La Pine Area

  Snow-capped peaks, rivers, lakes, wildlife, and trails in this high desert area makes for some of the best recreation in Oregon. Skiing, snowboarding, fishing, hiking, biking, boating, and riding are some popular activities in this beautiful place.

• Aspen Day Use Area
• Benham Falls West Day Use / Trailhead
• Big Eddy Trailhead
• Bridge Creek Trail
• Deschutes River Trail
• Dillon Falls Day Use Area
• Dutchman Sno-Park/Trailhead
• Entrada Loop Trail
• Fall River Campground
• Fall River Guard Station
• Fall River Trail
• Fall River Trailhead
• Lava Island Day Use Area
• McKay Crossing Campground
• Meadow Day Use Area
• North Fork Trail
• Ogden Group Campground
• Phil's Connect Trail
• Phil's Trailhead
• River Loop Trail
• River View Point Trail
• Skyliner Trail
• Skyliners Sno-Park/Trailhead
• Slough Day Use Area
• South Fork Trail
• Swampy Loop Trail
• Tumalo Creek 2 Trail
• Tumalo Creek Climber Trail
• Tumalo Creek Trail
• Tumalo Falls Day Use Area
• Tumalo Mountain Trail
• Wake Butte Trail
• Wake Butte Trailhead
• Deschutes NF-Cascade Lakes Area

  Beautiful high lake country of the Deschutes National Forest

• Appaloosa Trail
• Benchmark Butte Trail
• Blue Lagoon Trail
• Broken Top Trail
• Broken Top Trailhead
• Browns Mountain Boating Site
• Charlton Lake Trail
• Clover - Lemish Tie Trail
• Clover Meadow Trail
• Corral Swamp Trail
• Crater Ditch Trailhead
• Deer Lake Trail
• Devils Lake Campground
• Devils Lake Trail
• Devils Lake/South Sister Trailhead
• Edison - Lava Trail
• Elk Lake Campground
• Elk Lake Trailhead
• Found Lake Trail
• Green Lakes Trail
• Green Lakes/Soda Creek Trailhead
• Horse Lake Trail
• Irish-Taylor Trailhead
• Island Meadow Trail
• Johnny Lake Trail
• Katsuk Pond Trail
• Leconte Crater Trail
• Lemish Lake Trail
• Lemish Lake Trailhead
• Lily Lake Trail
• Little Cultus Campground
• Lucky Lake Trailhead
• Many Lakes Trail
• Many Lakes Trailhead
• Metolius-Windigo Trail #99
• Mirror Lakes Trail
• Moraine Lakes Trail
• Osprey Point Trail
• Osprey Point Trailhead
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Irish Mtn.
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Maiden Peak
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Three Sister
• Quinn Creek (Meadow) Trail
• Quinn Springs Trail
• Ray Atkeson Loop Trail
• Rimrock Trail
• Round Meadow Trail
• Senoj Lake Trail #14.1
• Sink Creek Trail
• Sisters Mirror Trailhead
• Six Lakes Trail
• Six Lakes Trailhead
• Snowshoe Lakes Trail
• Soda Creek Campground
• Soda Creek Trail
• South Sister Climber Trail
• South Twin Lake Trail
• Ray Atkeson Trailhead
• Sparks Lake Trail
• Sparks Lake Trailhead
• Teddy Lakes Trail
• Todd Lake Day Use Area/Trailhead
• Todd Lake Loop Trail #34.1
• Todd Lake Trail #34
• Twin Lakes Trail
• Wickiup Plains Trail

  This trail accesses Three Sisters Wilderness. It connects Devils Lake to the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000. 

  The trail leaves from Wickiup Plains Trailhead which is adjacent to Devils Lake Trailhead.

  Recreation Fee Site: Parking at this site requires a recreation pass. Passes are available at this site, but can be purchased from Forest Service offices or vendors. Please check here for more information about recreation passes and where they can be purchased.

  This trail enters the Three Sisters Wilderness shortly after leaving the trailhead. Wilderness Permits are required for both day use and overnight stays from this trailhead. See "Permit Info" below for more details.

• Wickiup Plains Trailhead
• Winopee Lake Trail
• Winopee Tie Trail
• Winopee Trailhead
• Deschutes NF-Crescent Area

  Quiet and remote area of the Deschutes National Forest

• Crater Butte Trail

  The trail begins near the east end of Odell Lake at the Crater Butte Trailhead and ends at the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 near Marie Lake.

  On its way west to the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 there are trail junctions with Fawn Lake Trail #44A (at Fawn Lake), Stag Lake Trail #44B, Whitefish Creek Trail #42, and Snell Lake Trail #43.

• Crater Butte Trailhead
• Crescent Lake Campground
• Fawn Lake Trail
• Maiden Lake Trail
• Maiden Peak Trail
• Meek Lake Trail
• Metolius-Windigo Connector Trail #99.4
• Moore Creek Trail
• Oldenberg Lake Trail
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Cowhorn
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Diamond Peak
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Mt. Thielson
• Rosary Lakes Trailhead
• Snell Lake Trail
• Summit Lake Trail
• Trapper Creek Campground
• Whitefish Creek Trail
• Windy Group Campground
• Windy Lakes Trail
• Yoran Lake Trail
• Deschutes NF-Fort Rock Area

  East side of the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest.

• Bessie Butte Trail
• Boyd Cave Trail
• Coyote Loop Trail
• Fuzztail Butte Trail
• Horse Butte Trailhead
• Skeleton Cave Trail
• Deschutes NF-Sisters-Metolius Area

  Near the beautiful town of Sisters and the Metolius River on the Deschutes National Forest.

• Allen Springs Campground
• Allingham Campground
• Bear Valley Trailhead
• Black Butte Trail

  From the trailhead, the trail climbs steeply for two miles along a symmetrical volcano. The trail passes through a rich diversity of forest settings. Large "yellow-belly" ponderosa pines give way to mixed conifer and then subalpine vegetation. In the second mile of the hike, trees thin and unsurpassed mountain views emerge.

• Black Butte Trailhead
• Black Crater Trail
• Black Crater Trailhead
• Blue Bay Campground
• Brush Creek Trail
• Butte Loops Trail
• Buttes Loop Trailhead
• Cabot Lake Trail
• Cabot Lake Trailhead
• Camp Lake Trail
• Camp Sherman Campground
• Camp Sherman Fish Viewing Platform
• Candle Creek Campground
• Canyon Glacier Trail (#4010)
• Chush Falls Trail
• Demaris Lake Trail
• Driftwood Campground
• Dry Creek Access Point
• East Metolius River Trail
• Gorge Campground
• Green Ridge Lookout
• Green Ridge Trail
• Head of Jack Creek Trail
• Head of Jack Creek Trailhead
• Head of Metolius Trail
• Hortense Lake Access Point
• Jack Lake Trailhead
• Jefferson Lake Trail
• Jefferson Lake Trailhead
• Lava Camp Lake Campground
• Lava Camp Lake Trail #4060
• Lava Camp Lake Trailhead
• Little Three Creek Lake Trail
• Lower Black Butte Trailhead
• Lower Bridge Campground
• Lower Canyon Creek Campground
• Millican Crater Trail
• Millican Crater Trailhead
• Minto Lake Trail
• Minto Pass Tie Trail
• North Matthieu Lake Trail
• Old Summit Trail - Mt. Jefferson
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Mt.Jefferson
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Mt.Wash.
• Park Meadow Trail
• Park Meadow Trailhead
• Peterson Ridge Trailhead
• Pine Rest Campground
• Pioneer Ford Campground
• Pole Creek Trail
• Pole Creek Trailhead
• Riverside Campground
• Rockpile Lake Trail
• Round Lake Trail
• Round Lake Trailhead
• Scott Pass Trail
• Scott Pass Trailhead
• Shirley Lake Trail
• Shut-In Trail
• Sisters MBT Trail
• Sisters Tie Trail
• Sisters Tie Trailhead
• Smiling River Campground
• Sugar Pine Ridge Trail
• Suttle Lake Loop Trail
• Suttle Tie Trail
• Suttle Tie Trailhead
• Tam McArthur Trail

  From the Tam McArthur Rim Trailhead, the Tam McArthur Rim Trail #4078 climbs south up on to Tam McArthur Rim and then turns west. The trail enters the Three Sisters Wilderness shortly after leaving the trailhead. Tam McArthur Rim Horse Trail #4078.1 offers equestrian access to the Tam McArthur Rim area.

  The Tam McArthur Trail enters the Three Sisters Wilderness shortly after leaving the trailhead. Wilderness permits are required for both day use and overnight stays from this trailhead. See "Permit Info" below for more details.

• Tam McArthur Rim Trailhead
• Three Creek Lake Campground
• Three Creek Meadow Trail (#4103)
• Trout Creek Tie Trail
• Two Lakes Trail
• West Metolius River Trail
• Whychus Creek Scenic Overlook Trailhead
• Diamond Peak Wilderness: Deschutes
• Mt. Jefferson Wilderness: Deschutes
• Mt. Thielsen Wilderness: Deschutes
• Mt. Washington Wilderness: Deschutes
• Newberry National Volcanic Monument - Deschutes NF

  In November of 1990, Newberry National Volcanic Monument was created within the boundaries of Deschutes National Forest. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service, this monument provides a unique opportunity to view the Lava Lands of central Oregon. Newberry National Volcanic National Monument includes 54,000+ acres of lakes, lava flows, and spectacular geologic features in central Oregon. The highest point within the Monument is the summit Paulina Peak (7,985 ft.), showcasing views of the Cascades, Newberry Caldera and across the High Desert.

   Although commonly referred to as Newberry Crater, the "crater" is in fact a caldera formed when the overlying rocks collapse when a magma chamber is emptied. The caldera stretches across 17 square miles in the heart of the volcano. The 1,200 square mile volcano (about the size of Rhode Island) remains very active to this day. Newberry is both seismically and geothermally active. Geologists believe the caldera sits over a shallow magma body only 2 to 5 kilometers deep. Visitors see numerous cinder cones and vents (over 400 throughout the area), miles of basalt flows, as well as rhyolite flows of obsidian.

  • For up-to-date facts on Newberry Volcano, click here.
  • Read the latest version of Volcanic Vistas.
  • Enjoy this video highlighting the accessibility of Lava Lands Visitor Center!
• Benham Falls East Day Use / Trailhead
• Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead and Interpretive Site
• Cinder Hill Campground
• Cinder Hill Trailhead
• Crater Rim Trail
• East Lake Campground
• Hoffman Island Trail
• Lava Butte Interpretive Site
• Lava Butte Trail
• Lava Cast Forest Day Use Interpretive Site
• Lava Cast Forest Trail
• Lava Lands Visitor Center

  Lava Lands Visitor Center is the interpretive hub of Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Friendly rangers will help orient you to the Monument using our 3D topographic map. Visit our state of the art interpretive exhibit on area geologic and cultural history, shop in the Discover Your Forest Bookstore, view a variety of films scheduled daily, walk the Trail of Molten Land and the Trail of the Whispering Pines, travel on the fully accessible 5.5 mile Sun-Lava paved path, picnic under the pines, attend a ranger talk, walk to the top of Lava Butte for a spectacular view of Central Oregon.

  Lava Butte Interpretive Site During peak season from June 17 through Labor Day weekend, there is a shuttle that runs approximately every 20 minutes that departs from Lava Lands Visitor Center to access the summit of Lava Butte.

  • Visitors may access Lava Butte by non-motorized at any time generally from dawn to dusk.
  • The parking area for the visitor center is open year-round and access is dependent upon snow accumulations during winter months.

  For information about accessible recreation opportunities in Pacific Northwest National Forests, visit R6 PNW Forest Service Accessible Adventures.

  Recreation Fee Site: Parking at the Lava Lands Visitor Center requires a $5/vehicle payment or a valid recreation pass. Passes can be purchased from Forest Service offices or local vendors. See "Passes" below for more information.

• Trail of the Molten Land
• Whispering Pines Trail
• Little Crater Campground
• Little Crater Day Use Site
• Little Crater Trail
• Lost Lake (South) Trail
• Lost Lake Trail
• Newberry Crater Trail
• Newberry Group Campground
• Obsidian Flow Trail
• Parallel Trail
• Paulina Falls Day Use Area
• Paulina Falls Trail
• Paulina Lake Campground

  Paulina Lake Campground is one of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument campgrounds located on the southwest shore of Paulina Lake. It offers opportunities for bird watching, bicycling, sightseeing, and access to the Paulina Lakeshore Trail #3955 and a short walk to Paulina Falls Day Use Area.

  Find a map of this campground here.

  There is a boat launch within this campground.

• Paulina Lakeshore Trail
• Paulina Peak Observation Site
• Paulina Peak Trail
• Paulina Peak Trailhead
• Peter Skene Ogden National Recreation Trail
• Peter Skene Ogden Trailhead
• Silica Trail
• Three Sisters Wilderness: Deschutes