🥾🌲Hike 6 Miles Meadow Day Use to beyond Big Eddy - MODERATE PACE!!

9/4 Update

Forecast for tomorrow:
Morning (6:00 AM – 11:00 AM): Staying mostly cloudy and cool. Temperatures slowly rise from 40°F to 52°F. The rain risk remains low at around 10%.

DIRECTIONS: From Bend: Travel 6.2 miles West on Cascade Lakes Hwy (46), turn left at the brown MEADOW PICNIC AREA Road Sign. (It does not say Day Use Area on this sign). Turn onto FS - 4600. 100 (gravel road). Drive 1 mile South. As you enter day use area, continue to end of road. Look for my royal blue van.

Our hike begins in the Deschutes National Forest at Meadow Day Use and our turn around point is past Big Eddy.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

ARRIVE at least 10 MINUTES EARLY at the trailhead.
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Pace: Moderate
Time: Up to 3 hours, depending on restroom breaks.
Parking Pass: A Northwest Forest Pass or a $5 day-use pass is required. There’s a cash box with payment envelopes on the right when you arrive at the first parking lot. Or you can buy a one day e-pass online, print it, and display it on your dashboard.

[https://www.discovernw.org/national-forest-recreation-epass-national-forests-in-washington-and-oregon-only.html](ts-in-washington-and-oregon-only.html)

Bring plenty of water.
Trail shoes and hiking boots mandatory.
Hiking poles optional.
No dogs.
Restrooms at trailhead, Lava Island, and Big Eddy.