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Snow Delays Campground Openings

BEND, OR -- Late season snow will impact Memorial Day camping plans. Many Deschutes National Forest campgrounds slated to open this weekend will remain closed, including Lava Lake, Little Cultus and Three Creek Meadow.

The Forest Service says snow depths along popular routes, like Cascade Lakes Highway, vary from one to four feet. Reservations at impacted campgrounds have been canceled through June 16. People with canceled reservations should have received an email from Recreation.gov. Campgrounds are now planned to open June 17.

Impacted campgrounds:

 

Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District

  • Cultus Lake Campground (under assessment – may open if annual hazard tree removal can be completed by 5/27)
  • Elk Lake Campground
  • Lava Lake Campground
  • Little Cultus Campground
  • Little Fawn Campground
  • Little Lava Lake Campground
  • Mallard Marsh Campground
  • Point Campground
  • Quinn Meadow Horse Camp
  • Soda Creek Campground
  • South Campground (Hosmer Lake)

Crescent Ranger District

  • Contorta Flat Campground
  • Contorta Point Group Camp
  • Crescent Lake Campground (under assessment – may open if annual hazard tree removal can be completed by 5/27)
  • Princess Creek Campground
  • Simax Group Camp
  • Spring Campground
  • Trapper Creek Campground
  • Whitefish Horse Camp
  • Windy Group Camp

Sisters Ranger District

  • Three Creek Meadow Campground and Horse Camp
  • Whispering Pines Horse Camp

During the spring and early summer recreation season, the Forest Service reminds visitors that it’s extremely important to “Know Before You Go.” This means confirming that your destination is open for use, checking to see if routes of travel are open and reviewing predicted weather forecasts. Forest Service roads are not plowed or maintained during winter conditions.

You can visit the Deschutes National Forest website to check on the status of recreation sites.

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