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Great American Outdoors Act

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) gave the USDA Forest Service new opportunities to deliver benefits to the American public through major investments in recreation infrastructure, public lands access, and land and water conservation. These investments improve outdoor recreation and contribute to economic growth and job creation in rural America. GAOA provides permanent, full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) that will advance the Administration’s 30 x 30 conservation goals and establishes a new National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) to address the deferred maintenance backlog for the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior in fiscal years 2021-2025.

Locally, the Deschutes National Forest is conducting a number of projects due in part to funding from the Great American Outdoors Act. Check out how these funds are helping improve access, sustainability and safety to treasured places across Central Oregon!

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West South Twin Campground
Site Open
Water Activities Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
West South Twin Campground is located between two lakes, Wickiup Reservoir and South Twin Lake. This campground offers fishing opportunities.Find a map of this campground here.There is a boat launch…

Whispering Pine Horse Camp
Site Open
Horse Riding and Camping
This rustic nine site horse camp offers riding opportunities and trail access to the Three Sisters Wilderness Area.  Horse campgrounds have been designed to accommodate people who need to corral…

Whitefish Horse Camp
Site Closed
Horse Riding and Camping
This Horse Camp is located next to Whitefish Creek at the west end of Crescent Lake.  It is adjacent to the Diamond Peak Wilderness and Oregon Cascades Recreation Area and offers horseback riding…

Whychus Creek Scenic Overlook Trailhead
Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
The Whychus Creek Scenic Overlook sits perched atop cliffs overlooking Whychus Creek. Reached via a 1-mile accessible trail, the overlook offers expansive views of the Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic…

Wickiup Plains Trailhead
Hiking Horse Riding and Camping
This trailhead is primarily used by equestrians and provides access to Wickiup Plains Trail. The trailhead has a hitching post, a toilet and provides access to the Three Sisters Wilderness.This…

Wickiup Reservoir
Outdoor Science and Learning Water Activities Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
This is one of central Oregon's best wildlife viewing sites because it attracts such a variety of nesting and/or migrating birds. The relatively shallow reservoir was dammed to store irrigation water…

Windy Group Campground
Site Closed
Hiking Water Activities Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
On Crescent Lake, this group site offers opportunities for waterskiing, sailing, windsurfing, hiking, mountain biking, and fishing.Find a map of this campground here.

Winopee Trailhead
Hiking Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
Multiple trails and lakes are accessed via the Winopee Trailhead, most notably the Winopee Lake Trail #16. This trail travels west along Cultus Lake Campground and then north past Winopee Lake to…

Wyeth Boating Site
Water Activities Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
The best population of stream-inhabiting German brown trout in the state lives in the Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir. Highly accessible and easy to drift, the river changes dramatically…

Wyeth Campground
Site Open
Water Activities Hunting, Fishing and Shooting
This campground is located next to the Deschutes River below the Wickiup Reservoir.Find a map of this campground here.   There is a boat launch  within this campground.
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