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The Ochoco National Forest will now be implementing public use fire restrictions due to increasingly dry grasses, brush and vegetation. This decision puts the

Late-season snow has delayed the opening of numerous campgrounds across Oregon’s mountains.

Late season snow coupled with continued cool temperatures has left much of the Deschutes National Forest under snow, particularly in the mid-to-upper elevations of the Cascades. Snow depths along popular routes such as the Cascade Lakes Highway vary from one-to-four feet. The lingering snowpack has impacted the ability for the Deschutes National Forest's campground concessionaire, Vista Recreation, to conduct annual preseason safety inspections, maintenance and repairs, and hazard tree remo...