Muskrat Lake, Central Cascade Range, Deschutes County, Oregon

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     This lake is one of the great places here in the Central Cascade Range. Not far from Muskrat Lake, you'll discover Snowshoe Lake which is a lovely lake, and pretty scenery and pleasant skiing is what you acquire at Mt. Bachelor. This lake is so wonderful. There's perfect hiking along the Mud Lake Trail, and hey, Gotta ski right? Willamette Pass is a great spot to do that.
Throughout the summertime months here at Muskrat Lake, high temperatures typically
 
   get into the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Muskrat Lake are in the 20's. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Central Cascade Range. East Lake Resort and RV Parks is a perfect local campground. If only every site had this much outdoors fun stuff, what a great world it would be. Muskrat Lake is a good spot to visit for more than one day, Upper Campground is a good  
               spot to camp nearby; since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always have a look at nearby Winopee Lake.
Don't leave Muskrat Lake without first going for a hike along the Winopee Lake Trail, and get your pulse rate up on the tremendous whitewater of Deschutes River. Muskrat Lake is a pretty wet place generally with much rain; through December this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is July. But wait, there's more cool stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range. Good hiking is available along the Snowshoe Lake Trail; a tremendous place for whitewater paddling is Horse Creek.

 
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Local climate location: MC KENZIE BRIDGE R S 16 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.86306
Longitude: -121.9006

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These outdoors activities are available near Muskrat Lake.
 Hotels Near Muskrat Lake:
Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine, 29 miles away
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters, 31 miles away
Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, 31 miles away
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters, 32 miles away
The Pines at Sunriver, Sunriver, 32 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Muskrat Lake:
East Lake Resort and RV Parks, La Pine, 8 miles away
Upper Campground, Deschutes County, 10 miles away
North Wickiup Campground, Deschutes County, 13 miles away
Twin Springs Campground, Lane County, 16 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Muskrat Lake:
Winopee Lake Trail, Deschutes County, 1 miles away
       16.4 hiking miles, 664 feet elevation difference
Snowshoe Lake Trail, Deschutes County, 2 miles away
       17.8 hiking miles, 614 feet elevation difference
Mud Lake Trail, Lane County, 5 miles away
       19 hiking miles, 1637 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Muskrat Lake:
Willamette Pass, Oregon, 16 miles away
      1563 vertical feet
Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, 17 miles away
      3365 vertical feet
Hoodoo, Oregon, 27 miles away
      1035 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Muskrat Lake:
Deschutes River, Deschutes CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-IV - 9 miles long (Wickiup Dam to Pringle Falls)
Horse Creek, Lane CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River)
 National Parks Near Muskrat Lake:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR, 51 miles away
 Lakes Near Muskrat Lake:
Winopee Lake, Deschutes CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Snowshoe Lake, Deschutes CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Winopee Lake
Went to Winopee lake this weekend...it was a little dissapointing because the lake is about 45% covered with reeds and lilly pads. The Eastern shore is the only one you can accesst the water without having to wade through reeds. There is quite a few algae blooms so swimming isn't an option. Overall, the view was nice but not spectacular. There are three decent campsites at the lake, popular with horse camps. The best of the three sites is the one on the Eastern bank, take the first trail you come accross before reaching the junction for sno-shoe lake. The second and third campsites are on the West bank and are a little harder to find...head for the clifs and you are there....

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This website needs updating. I was there on Aug. 2nd,3rd, and 4th 2007. There are a LOT of bass there. We saw NO trout at all, and no one we talked to had caught or seen one. I was there with 2 others for bass fishing. there is no camping at the west boat launch area. Day use only. There are 2 camp sites on the east side. The Lava Flow site is closed, and has been for some time. There is a primative site there. No water or elec. and very primative boat launching area. You have to pole or row through the tules to get out on the lake. The old campground is closed because of Eagles nest there. Eagles are no longer on the endangerd spieces list. Why not re-open that area. it has a great boat ramp. Bass fishing was great, but not many large fish when we were there. Lots of smaller bass. We were told it was real good in late June and first half of July. We will try again next year....

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Willamette Pass
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Twenty-nine runs and 1,563 vertical feet await you from the summit of Eagle Peak and Peak Two. 20 Kilometers of groomed and trackset Nordic trails are available as well as snow tubing. The Nordic/Tubing Center is located at the west end of the main parking lot. In our 42,000 square-foot open beam lodge enjoy our full service restaurant and lounge, rental shop and retail store. ...

Mt. Bachelor
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In acknowledgement of the young advanced rider, Mt Bachelor sponsors a Freeriders and grommies (rippers under 13) with events and competitions almost every weekend. The resort hosts rail jams, superpipe competitions, boarder-cross and slalom races, slopestyle, freestyle and park competitions. Events include the Sun Cup (Feb 24-March 2), Special Olympic Winter Games (February 27-28), the Alpine Masters Championship (April 2-5), Riders for the Cure (April 4) and the closing of the season with the Pole Peddle Paddle (May 16) and North American Pond Skimming Championships (May 17).
Among the 6 full-service day lodges, you?ll find food, bars, daycare and the largest ski shop in Oregon. Mt Bachelor offers terrific ski school day and multi-week programs for the whole family inclu...

Hoodoo
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