Crooked River
CROOKED RIVER VIC
VIC -37.3994 147.10168 3862
Crooked River
Bureau of Land Management
Prineville District
Post Office Box 550
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Ochoco National Forest
3160 Northeast 3rd
Post Office Box 490
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Designated Reach: October 28, 1988. From the National Grassland boundary to Dry Creek.
Classification/Mileage: Recreational -- 15.0 miles; Total -- 15.0 miles.
This recreational segment of the Crooked River offers expert class IV-V kayaking/rafting during spring runoffs. Scenic vertical basalt canyons from the Chetco National Forest to Opal Spring are also notable features.
Crooked River, North Fork
Bureau of Land Management
Prineville District
Post Office Box 550
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Ochoco National Forest
3160 Northeast 3rd
Post Office Box 490
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Designated Reach: October 28, 1988. From its source at Williams Prairie to one mile from its confluence with the Crooked River.
Classification/Mileage: Wild -- 11.1 miles; Scenic -- 9.5 miles; Recreational -- 11.7 miles; Total -- 32.3 miles.
After beginning with a series of prairies, the river winds through vertical rimrock cliffs and old-growth ponderosa pine on its way to the Crooked River. This primarily wild river segment offers scenic canyons and outstanding trout fishing.