Deschutes National Forest
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Deschutes National Forest
1645 E Hwy 20
Bend, OR 97701
541-383-5300
Covering 1.6 million acres and spanning nearly 100 miles along the Cascade crest, the Deschutes is known for its plethora of recreational opportunities, timber industry practices and geological diversity. The Deschutes also shares management with the neighboring Ochoco National Forest to the east.
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The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests along with the Crooked River National Grassland encompass just over 2.5 million acres of Central Oregon. These public lands extend about 100 miles along the east side of the Cascade Mountains crest and eastward into the Ochoco Mountains. They are rich in human and natural history and radiate variety offering a multitude of diverse scenic and recreation opportunities. Alpine forests and lush meadows, sparkling lakes and scenic rivers, dense evergreen forests, and lava caves are contained within the spectacular snow capped volcanic peaks of the Cascade Mountain Range to the west and high desert to the east. Newberry National Volcanic Monument offers an up close and personal look at volcanoes and is home to the endangered pumice grape fern.
