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Lake Information for Prineville Reservoir
The Prineville Reservoir is located in the high desert hills of Central Oregon, Oregon, United States. The reservoir is on the Crooked River located 14 miles (22.5 km) southeast of Prineville, OR, and 29 miles (46.7 km) east of Bend, Oregon . This reservoir is a popular retreat for most of Central Oregon. It is located near the geographic center of Oregon, and is managed by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department.
At Prineville Reservoir State Park there are boat ramps, drinking water, tent sites, full RV hook-ups, cabins, wheelchair-accessible restrooms with showers, fish cleaning station, day-use facilities. Prineville Resort has boat rentals and moorage. There are primitive undeveloped campsites on public land on the reservoir’s south shore.
Fees: Yes, for overnight at the state park; no, for day use.
Additional Activities: Water skiing, swimming, rock hounding, hiking, wildlife viewing.
For More Information:
ODFW Prineville Office — (541) 447-5111
Prineville Reservoir Resort — (541) 447-7468
This high desert reservoir on the Crooked River is stocked annually with as many as 170,000 rainbow trout, many of which grow to 14 inches. There are also large populations of smallmouth bass, black crappie and brown bullhead, and smaller numbers of largemouth bass.
Best fishing is from January through June. Ice fishing can be excellent. There is good bank fishing at Prineville State Park, Jasper Point and at the dam. Crappies are caught in the coves upstream of the resort and off the resort docks. Best bullhead fishing is in May and June and in September. Fish for bullheads by the dam, in the Bear Creek arm, and along the road that runs through the local wildlife area (when it is open).
All lake-fishing techniques can be effective; most crappies are caught on worms or small jigs.
From Prineville on Hwy 26, follow signs toward Prineville Reservoir (not toward Bowman Dam). Juniper Canyon Road reaches the reservoir in about 12 miles.
Businesses Located Nearby
Boat Rental
- Advanced Performance Rentals
- 51530 Russell Rd, #B - La Pine, OR
- (541) 598-7819
- Smith Rock Riverboats Incorporated
- 1097 Ne 11th St, #103 - Redmond, OR
- (541) 549-8423
- Bend Recreation Incorporated
- 3500 N Highway 97 - Bend, OR
- (541) 382-5731
Vacation Rental
- Sunriver Vacation Rentals
- 56805 Venture Ln - Sunriver, OR
- (541) 593-5018
- Discover Sunriver Vacation Rentals
- 57198 Beaver Dr - Sunriver, OR
- (541) 593-2482
- Cascade Vacation Rentals
- 581 N Larch St - Sisters, OR
- (541) 549-0792
Bar and Restaurant
- Outlaw Coffee
- 284 Ne 3rd St - Prineville, OR
- (541) 447-7301
- Kasey's Texas Style Bar-B-Q
- 304 Se 3rd St - Bend, OR
- (541) 389-0830
- J C's Bar & Grill
- 642 Nw Franklin Ave - Bend, OR
- (541) 383-3000
