Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Crooked River National Grassland

Recreational Activities

The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests offer a wide variety of recreational opportunities. From dispersed camping and small primitive campgrounds to large developed campgrounds. Many special interest areas including Newberry National Volcanic Monument, 8 wilderness areas, scenic byways, and Wild & Scenic Rivers.

Current Conditions - Recreation Reports

Periodic updates on recreational conditions on the Deschutes and Ochoco. Includes information on access (roads & trails), campgrounds, ohv areas, and winter recreation areas.

Recreation Fees Accomplishment Reports for 2003 - 2008

• Deschutes National Forest

• Ochoco National Forest

Recreation Facility Analysis*

*This process was called Recreation Site-Facility Master Planning (RS-FMP.) However, the Forest Service recognized, as a result of the findings of a team chartered specifically to review the public participation efforts associated with this analysis process, that the term “master planning” could imply that this is a decision-making process as opposed to an analytic one. Therefore, based on a recommendation from that team, the Forest Service decided to refer to the analysis of recreation facilities more accurately and simply as Recreation Facility Analysis.

• Link to National Recreation Facility Analysis web page

Interagency Recreation Pass

• Link to Information on the Interagency Recreation Pass

Volcanic Vistas

Volcanic Vistas Recreation Guide - 2008 (pdf, letter size, 1 mb)

Recreation Special Events

• Deschutes National Forest

  • Recreation Special Events 2009 Calendar

  • Recreation Special Events - General Information

  • Recreation Special Events - Application

  • Recreation Special Events - Operating Plan

Recreation Special Uses

• Ochoco National Forest

  • The Ochco National Forest is not accepting applications for Commercial Recreation Special Use Permits at this time. In November 2008 we will resume considering proposals for commercial events that would be occuring in 2009. Thank you.

• Special Uses Permit Information

USDA Forest Service - Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Last Modified: Thursday, 30 July 2009 at 13:35:56 EDT