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.

Thanks to the Oregon State Parks Home Page for the information above. It may not be up to date so please check their website before making any vacation plans based on the information.

Odell Lake Lodge and Resort is a special place, and an ideal location for a vacation for one person or for the whole family. You'll find plenty of peace and quiet, wonderfully combined with lots of summer or winter activity when you want it. Our restaurant, which overlooks the lake, is noted for it's fine food. Located in the Deschutes National Forest and adjacent to the Diamond Peak Wilderness, the resort is situated in one of Oregon's most beautiful areas.

Need a place to play? Where you can enjoy nature viewing at its finest? This 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.

Vital stats
The campground is open May 1 through September 30 (day-use is open all year). 30 electric sites. $18 per night May 1-September 30. Extra vehicle is $7. (541)447-4363.

Park rates (subject to change)

Thanks to the Oregon State Parks Home Page for the information above. It may not be up to date so please check their website before making any vacation plans based on the information.

Crescent Lake Resort Central Oregon Fishing & Skiing Resort
 open year 'round. Trophy Mackinaw fishing Kokanee limits of 25
 fish per day and winter paradise.