 | | Jasper Point (Prineville Reservoir) 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. 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. 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. Bass, catfish, and crappie are more suited towards warmer water temperatures; May through 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. |
| |  | | | Facilities: Jasper Point (Prineville Reservoir) provides restrooms, picnic areas, and campsites. Reservations: Reservations are not accepted for Jasper Point (Prineville Reservoir). Best Time To Visit: Jasper Point (Prineville Reservoir) campground is open mid-April through October 31 (day-use is open all year). Fees: Campsite fees are charged. Accessibility: Handicap accessibility is provided. Rules: Unknown Directions: To reach Jasper Point (Prineville Reservoir) from Bend start out going southwest on NW Wall St toward NW Franklin Ave. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto NW Franklin Ave. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto NW Bond St. for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto NW Greenwood Ave. for 0.4 miles. Turn left onto US-97 BR. Continue to follow US-97 BR for 1.0 miles. Turn slight right onto ramp for 0.3 miles. Merge onto US-97 N. 14.2 miles. Turn right onto SW Veterans Way for 1.3 miles. Turn right onto OR-126. Continue to follow OR-126 E. for 16.7 miles. OR-126 E becomes W 3rd St. for 1.5 miles. Turn right onto OR-380. Continue to follow OR-380 for 20.7 miles. Turn right onto S Contat Basin Rd. for 1.9 miles. S Contat Basin Rd becomes SE Terrible Trl. for 0.7 miles. Stay straight to go onto SE Contat Basin Rd. for 0.7 miles. (Warning: There are .12 miles between your ending location and the end of your driving directions. Use maps to get from your ending location to the end of your route.) End at Jasper Point (Prineville Reservoir). | | |
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| | | | Address | | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | | 725 Summer Street NE, Suite C | | Salem, Oregon 97301 |
| | | Phone | | General: (800) 551-6949 | |
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