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The Deschutes River State Recreation Area is a park at the confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a few miles east of The Dalles . The 35.1-acre (14.2 ha) park offers opportunities for camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trail riding.
The headwaters of the Deschutes River are at Little Lava Lake, a natural lake in the Cascade Range approximately 26 miles (42 km) northwest of the city of La Pine.The river flows south into Crane Prairie Reservoir, then into Wickiup Reservoir, from where it heads in a northeasterly direction past the resort community of Sunriver and into the city of Bend, about 170 miles (270 km) from the ...
State park: Central Oregon: Yes: Yes: Prineville: Heritage Landing (Deschutes) Boat launch (across from Deschutes River SRA) Portland/Columbia Gorge--The Dalles: White River Falls State Park: State park: Portland/Columbia Gorge--The Dalles: Deschutes River State Recreation Area: Recreation area: Portland/Columbia Gorge: Yes: Yes: The Dalles
The Deschutes River is a 50-mile-long (80 km) river in the U.S. state of Washington. Its headwaters are in the Bald Hills in Lewis County , and it empties into Budd Inlet of Puget Sound at Olympia in Thurston County .
Tumalo State Park is located in the Deschutes River canyon, running along both sides of the river. The park land on the east side of the river is mostly level with a gentle upward slope toward the east. The slope becomes much steeper at the eastern edge of the park. On the west side of the river, the park land is for the most part level. [2] [3]
The park offers year round camping, cabins, a pet exercise area, a picnic area, as well as a day use area with easy access to boating and wading along the Upper Deschutes River. [2] Within the park is a ponderosa pine nicknamed "Big Tree". At nearly 162 feet tall and estimated to be almost 500 years old, it is believed to be the largest ...
Prior to the 1952 hatchery operations, the Deschutes river above the Tumwater Falls lacked a natural salmon run. [9] In 1962, Olympia Brewing Company donated 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land surrounding the falls to the Olympia-Tumwater Foundation, and Tumwater Falls Park was created. The park receives 200,000 visitors annually. [1] [4]
The Crooked River is a tributary, 125 miles (201 km) long, of the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon. [4] The river begins at the confluence of the South Fork Crooked River and Beaver Creek in southeastern Crook County .