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Central Oregon / Deschutes Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

Central Oregon / Deschutes

Poor

Deschutes NF and Willamette NF east slopes. Dry pine forests transition to moist mixed conifer. Good matsutake in pumice soils. Ponderosa and lodgepole pine.

Trees:Ponderosa Pine Lodgepole Pine Douglas Fir

Permit Info →

Updated Oct 11, 5:04 AM MT

Foraging Potential35/100

❌Moisture

✅Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.

0.00"

PRISM 4km · thru 10-09

Precip 14d

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Nearby Camping

Within(60)

Quinn Meadow Horse Camp

developed

USFS~0.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

Quinn Meadow Horse Camp

developed

~0.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

ELK LAKE CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~1.4 mi from center

Reserve →

Point Campground

developed

USFS~2.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

MALLARD MARSH CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~2.6 mi from center

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

Little Fawn Campground

developed

USFS~2.6 mi from center

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

Mallard Marsh Campground

developed

USFS~2.7 mi from center

South Campground

developed

USFS~2.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

South Campground

developed

USFS~2.8 mi from center

Devils Lake Campground

developed

USFS~2.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

Soda Creek Campground

developed

~3.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Soda Creek Campground

developed

USFS~4 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

Deschutes NF-Cascade Lakes Area

developed

USFS~4.1 mi from center

#1

backcountry

~4.5 mi from center

#5

backcountry

~4.6 mi from center

#2

backcountry

~4.6 mi from center

#3

backcountry

~4.6 mi from center

#4

backcountry

~4.6 mi from center

#7

backcountry

~4.6 mi from center

#10

backcountry

~4.7 mi from center

#9

backcountry

~4.7 mi from center

#6

backcountry

~4.7 mi from center

#8

backcountry

~4.7 mi from center

#11

backcountry

~4.8 mi from center

#15

backcountry

~4.8 mi from center

#14

backcountry

~4.8 mi from center

#13

backcountry

~4.8 mi from center

#12

backcountry

~4.8 mi from center

#20

backcountry

~4.9 mi from center

#19

backcountry

~4.9 mi from center

#17

backcountry

~4.9 mi from center

#16

backcountry

~4.9 mi from center

#21

backcountry

~5 mi from center

#22

backcountry

~5 mi from center

#18

backcountry

~5 mi from center

Todd Creek Horse Camp

developed

USFS~5.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

Todd Creek Horse Camp

developed

~5.4 mi from center

Reserve →

Todd Lake Campground

developed

USFS~6 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

LAVA LAKE CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~6.1 mi from center

Reserve →

Lava Lake Campground

developed

~6.2 mi from centerFee required/night

44 sites

Reserve →

Lava Lake Campground

developed

USFS~6.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

Little Lava Lake Campground

developed

~6.4 mi from centerFee required/night

15 sites

Reserve →

Little Lava Lake Campground

developed

USFS~6.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Deschutes National Forest

Reserve →

#8

backcountry

~6.5 mi from center

Little Lava Lake

developed

USFS~6.5 mi from center

Reserve →

#10

backcountry

~6.5 mi from center

#9

backcountry

~6.5 mi from center

#7

backcountry

~6.5 mi from center

#6

backcountry

~6.5 mi from center

#3

backcountry

~6.5 mi from center

#4

backcountry

~6.5 mi from center

#5

backcountry

~6.6 mi from center

#2

backcountry

~6.7 mi from center

#15

backcountry

~6.7 mi from center

#1

backcountry

~6.8 mi from center

#19

backcountry

~7.1 mi from center

#21

backcountry

~7.2 mi from center

#20

backcountry

~7.3 mi from center

#22

backcountry

~7.4 mi from center

Deschutes Bridge Campground

developed

~9 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

LOWCold

Cauliflower MushroomSparassis crispa

soil too cold (48°F, 0/7 days above 58°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.11 — sustained dry)

MODERATEActivating

MatsutakeTricholoma magnivelare