Here are the Visitor's Tales for Deschutes River State Recreation Area.
[O]ur hiking party made the year's first sighting of goslings at the Deschutes River near the campsite. I have a couple of digital pictures of two groups. One had 4 goslings, but the larger group had 20 little ones! The remaining pics are just flower pictures. On our hike we met the biologist who said (if I understood him correctly) that this was the first report of gosling sightings this year. The date was April 22, 1999.
Omar F. Bose
I just want to share my recent experience visiting the Deschutes River Rec.
Area. We were fortunate enough to get the Covered Wagon site for the night
and it was my kids, (6 and 3 yrs) first experience with any type of
Camping. If you ever have the opportunity to spend the night in the Wagon,
I highly recommend it. It is an experience that tent and RV camping cannot
duplicate along the Oregon trail. The park was uncrowded and the atmosphere
quite relaxed. We enjoyed short hikes, throwing rocks in the river and
observing the abundant Wild Life. My only regret was not bringing a Camera.
It has been over 25 year since I visited Oregon State Parks with my
parents, now I get to share the experience with my children. I have since
made my Summer reservations at Tumalo, Wallowa Lake, The Cove and of course
one more night at in the Wagon at Deschutes...This time I'll bring my Camera!
mathieu
Just took a short, overnight backpacking trip at the Deschutes River State
Recreation Area and had a very nice time. We hiked in about 6 miles along
the river trail and camped next to the river [note: you must be beyond the park boundary to camp along the trail; that's a little more than 2 miles south of the campground, past Rattlesnake rapids. -- ed.]. There is a very easy railroad
right-of-way that you can use to make good time, but the route next to the
river is much more enjoyable. However, it is a bit challenging in places
while traversing rockfalls or bypassing berry thickets. The river is
beautiful and this time of year, the weather is perfect. Watch out for
ticks though; they seem to love the deep Spring grasses. Or just take the 2
mile trail for a day hike from the campgrounds.
Quent Thomas
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