 | | Prineville Reservoir State Park is 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. |
| |  | | | Facilities: Prineville Reservoir State Park provides restrooms, showers, developed campsites, electricity, and drinking water. Reservations: Reservations are required for Prineville Reservoir State Park. Best Time To Visit: Prineville Reservoir State Park is open daily during daylight hours. Fees: Daily use, campsite, and parking fees are charged. Accessibility: Handicap accessibility is provided. Rules: Unknown Directions: To reach Prineville Reservoir State Park from Madras start out going west on SE D St toward SE 6th St. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto US-97 S. Continue to follow US-97 S. for 1.9 miles. Turn left onto US-26 E. for 27.3 miles. Turn right onto NE Knowledge St. for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto SE 2nd St. for 0.1 miles. End at 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 | | Reservations: (800) 452-5687 | |
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