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Lake Billy Chinook is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. Be careful coming to Lake Billy Chinook, you might not ever want to return back home again. Crooked River is a good whitewater spot near Lake Billy Chinook, and a good site to visit is Haystack Draw. Lake Simtustus is a nearby lake that you could have a look at; dry warm beds await you at Sleep Inn & Suites Redmond. Around Lake Billy Chinook you don’t get a lot of rainfall; the month
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| | with most of the rain is December; the driest month of the year is July. High temperatures at Lake Billy Chinook during the days of summer are in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Lake Billy Chinook. Angel's High Chaparral is a great campground nearby, and on a glorious day you can take a hike along the Reservation Trail. This | |
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lake is so wonderful. If you're interested in hydro structures, you can go to Round Butte Dam; do put some time aside to spend at Dave Ike Spring while you're here at Lake Billy Chinook. This lake is so wonderful. Take a side spree
to Crooked River, and if you're here at Lake Billy Chinook, checking out Canadian Bench is a must. In the event that you don't mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Deschutes River; a lake nearby is Pelton
Regulating Reservoir. The Cove Palisades State Park is a great local campground, and after a long day outdoors Best Western Rama Inn is a wonderful place to spend a night or two.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 44.60361 Longitude: -121.2767
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| These outdoors activities are available near Lake Billy Chinook. |
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Reservation Trail, Jefferson County, 11 miles away 2.4 hiking miles, 1940 feet elevation difference |
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Crooked River, Deschutes / Jefferson CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class III+(V) - 9 miles long (Crooked River Ranch to Billy Chinook Reservoir) |
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Deschutes River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class IV+ - 15 miles long (Lower Bridge to Billy Chinook Reservoir) |
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Crooked River, Crook / Deschutes CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class III-IV - 18 miles long (Lone Pine Bridge to Crooked River Ranch) |
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Lake Simtustus
 | Simtustus is a decent fishery with minimal fish being caught daily.... |
Reservation Trail
 | 10 miles away Unfortunately, there are no directions to the trailhead, no trail maps... |
Crooked River Ranch RV Park
 | 17 miles away We chose this location because of my interest in the Crooked River gorge, and because it was within 1-day driving distance of John Day Fossil Beds. The park itself is quite nice...although there were parties on both sides of us, we did not feel crowded. The adjacent golf course pool is open to RV campers. It's a long walk, but a convenient short drive. There's a viewing platform overlooking the gorge, which was a plus for me. Rates were quite reasonable for the type of facility.... |
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