Mountain waters flow out of the Ochoco Mountain Range, joining together to form the Crooked River. This river, confined by its canyon and the Bowman Dam, forms Prineville Reservoir.

Prineville Reservoir when full is nearly 3,030 acre feet of water. Available species include largemouth and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, brown bullhead, and crappie. Season open year-round.

Rockhounds travel to the Central Oregon area from all over the country to collect the many fine rocks found here. A few of the popular rocks found here are agates with dendrites, green jasper, thunder eggs, and petrified wood. Water skiing is the most popular recreation at Prineville Reservoir.

A fish cleaning building is provided. A boat ramp is located at the end of the parking lot with a beach and swimming area nearby.

Facilities include 22 full RV hookup campsites, 23 electrical campsites, 25 tent campsites, 1 campsite for people with disabilities. Campground open year-round. Max RV, 40 feet.

Quality experiences await visitors to more than 200 state parks managed for the public by Oregon State Parks.

Prineville Reservoir is located in central Oregon about 15 miles south of Prineville and about 30 miles east of Bend, Oregon.

Directions: Good access to north side of reservoir via Juniper Canyon Rd. South side and lower end of reservoir access via scenic drive up the Crooked River and over Bowman Dam. Turn off U.S. 26 in town of Prineville to reach both routes.

For more information, Contact Prineville Reservoir - Oregon State Parks, PLR Box 1050, Prineville, OR, 97754, Phone: 503-447-4363

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Name: Glenn P Hibbs	Date: 2007-03-19
Location: La Pine	E-Mail: glennph0808@msn.com
Water Teamp: 45-48*	Water Clarity: 2
Report: Very windy and fish were holding tight to the bottom in about 30-40' of water. Found fish holding off main lake points and close to large rock outcroppings. Fished for about 3 hours had maybe 4 light bites on shakey worms fished real slow right on the bottom. Bites were soooo light didnt stick a single fish. Acouple more weeks of good warm weather and they will probably start to move in and become a little more agressive. Not a bad day on the water for the first trip of the year, a few bites, boat ran great. Im going to go to Tenmile lake this weekend and will post a report there next week. Good luck this year everyone and lets post lots of reports to help each other!! Fish On!!
Tips: Only bait I got a bite on was Tiki Worm