Need a place to play? Where you can enjoy nature viewing at its finest? This is
a place where those weary of hectic schedules and jangling telephones can find
peace, a place where life can be pondered from a different and unique
perspective. Most of all, a place carefully designed and maintained for people
-- for the mother and her baby out for a Sunday drive, for the father teaching
his son how to fish, for the teenager who wants to get away for a bit, for the
couple on a weekend camping trip, for the grandparents who just want to take it
easy for a week.
Mountain waters flow out of the Ochoco Mountain Range, joining together to form
the Crooked River. This river, confined by its canyon and the Bowman Dam, forms
Prineville Reservoir.
The fishing can be good anytime at Prineville Reservoir. It supports rainbow &
cutthroat trout, small & largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, and crayfish. The
trout fishing experience is year-round, ice-fishing included in the dead of
winter. Anywhere on the reservoir is suitable.
Bass, catfish, and crappie are more suited towards warmer water temperatures;
May thru October. The upper reaches of the reservoir above Jasper Point and the
Bear Creek tributary downstream from Prineville Reservoir State Park are known
to produce fine fish. Fly fishing opportunities are best along the Crooked River
above Prineville Reservoir and downstream from Bowman Dam.
For specific regulations, refer to the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.
So grab your pole and head out to Prineville. A place where, as the golden sun
sinks slowly over the ridge and the fiery lake catches the last color
reflections of red and green canyon walls, the silent hush of the deeply dark
night ushers in the glorious canopy of a million stars; where slumber is deep
and peaceful.Vital stats
22 full hookup, 22 electrical, 23 tent (maximum site 54 feet); reservable boat
moorage; 5 cabins (2 are rustic, 3 are deluxe). Open year round. Jasper Point
offers 30 electric sites. Open May - Sept. 30. For information only, call
(541)447-4363 or (800) 551-6949. To make reservations, call 1-800-452-5687.
Park rates (subject to change)
October 1 to April 30 (Discovery Season)
Full rate: $16
Electrical hookup: $16
Tent site: $12
Rustic cabin: $35
Deluxe cabin: $45
Extra vehicle: $5
Boat moorage: $7
May 1 to September 30
Full rate: $20
Electrical hookup: $20
Tent site: $16
Rustic cabin: $35
Deluxe cabin: $66
Extra vehicle: $5
Boat moorage: $7
Services
Camping Accessible camping Tent
Electric Full hookup Primitive
Yurts, cabins, tepees OR wagons Showers Reservations
Picnicking Wildlife watching Bird watching
Terrestrial mammal watching Native plant Boating
Boat ramp Boat slips Fishing
Swimming Hiking trail Special events
Nature programs Interpretive events Lake
Desert Rock formations Mountains
Interpretation Interpretive tours Evening programs
ADA restroom Year-round Restrooms
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