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DIRECTIONS:
From Road#42
Turn on Road #4285
(Browns Mountain Junction / Crane Prairie Dam)
Go past and Browns Mountain Boat Ramp and
there are some roads to the right leading to some
good campsites along Crane Prairie Reservoir.
From Road#46 / Cascade Lakes Highway
1 mile north from the Jct. of Road#46 and #42.
It is unmarked from this direction.
(Near Milepost 51)
ROAD CONDITIONS:
Rough gravel surface
Spur roads to campsites are narrow dirt surface
Not recommended for RVs
MAP
(Crane Prairie)
MAP
(Cascade Lakes Highway)
These are our personal hand drawn maps
Not guaranteed for accuracy
Boat Ramp at Crane Prairie Resort
Showers at Crane Prairie Reservoir
Lodge
$1.25 in quarters for 3 minutes.
Showers and Laundry at Twin Lakes Lodge.
Drinking water at Rock Creek
Campground
on Cascade Lakes Highway / FS Road#46
Hand pump next to the fish cleaning station
is a deep source well and the water is cool,
clean and refreshing.
Just north of Osprey Point Trailhead
is the historic Billy Quinn gravesite.
Elk Lake
LATITUDE: N 43.58.815
LONGITUDE: W 121.48.325
Elevation; 4893'
Elk Lake was named by J.Roy Harvey, first
supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest.
It covers approximately 390 acres. It's maximum
depth is 75 feet and the lake has no surface outlet.
Devils Garden from Cascade Lakes Highway
(Between milepost 27-28)
Also see: LAVA
FLOW CAMPGROUND
Also see: NEWBERRY
CRATER and MONUMENT
Also see: ROCK
CREEK CAMPGROUND
Also see: SPARKS
LAKE CAMPGROUND
Also see: WICKIUP
RESERVOIR / ROAD#090
Also see: WICKIUP
RESERVOIR / ROAD#4260
Also see: WICKIUP
RESERVOIR / ROAD#4280
Also see: WICKIUP
RESERVOIR / ROAD#4370
Also see: WICKIUP
RESERVOIR / ROAD#44
Wickiup Reservoir early in the morning
Parking Area along the Deschutes River
Century Drive / MP 42
LATITUDE: N 43.51.399
LONGITUDE: W 121.47.000
Lava Lake with Mount Bachlor in the background
LATITUDE: N 43.54.920
LONGITUDE: W 121.46.090
Little Lava Lake
LATITUDE: N 43.54.635
LONGITUDE: W 121.45.710
Day Use Area
LATITUDE: N 43.53.005
LONGITUDE: W 121.46.112
Century Drive Day Use Area along the Dechutes River
Picnic tables, Metal Firerings
Cow Meadow and Deschutes River
Fee Area / $10
LATITUDE: N 43.48.800
LONGITUDE: W 121.46.580
Elevation: 4530'
Road 970 for 1 1/2 miles
Century Drive between Sparks Lake and Mount Bachlor
Snow on ground June 7, 2010
Deschutes River viewed form Highway 42
LATITUDE: N 43.44.665
LONGITUDE: W 121.46.935
This section of the Deschutes River flows between
Crane Prarie and Wickiup Reservoir
PHOTO HERE
Old Cabin on Browns Creek
N 43.43.400
W 121.49.060
Elevation 4424'
From the dispersed camp area there is an old road
and the cabin is about a five minute walk. There are
several springs and an old water wheel...
Road #4285 Logging Operations
Deschutes Crossing at the Columbia River
Deschutes River drains into the Columbia River
CAMPGROUND
INDEX
CAMPING
RECIPES
CAMPING
CHECKLISTS
TOURIST
PHOTOS
CHEMTRAILS
June
18, 2006
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CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR
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