!KAYAK! CRANE PRARIE Reservoir BOAT RAMP/DAY USE. INTERMEDIATE EXPERIENCE

ONLY INTERMEDIATE OR EXPERIENCED PADDLERS PLEASE. THIS IS A KAYAK EVENT.
BRING SUNSCREEN, BUG REPELLENT, LUNCH, PROPER PADDLING GEAR, WATER, NORTHWEST PARK PASS, BINOCULARS, LUNCH, ADVENTUROUS ATTITUDE. PLEASE ONLY THOSE THAT HAVE AT LEAST INTERMEDIATE EXPERIENCE, CRANE CAN GET CHOPPY, THE STUMPS IN THE WATER CAN BE CHALLENGING.
NORTHWEST PASS NEEDED
NO DOGS PLEASE

CRANE PRARIE is a beautiful paddle with so much wildlife you need binoculars to fully appreciate it. Bring a lunch and plenty of water, sunscreen, hat protection.
This is one of central Oregon's best wildlife viewing sites because it attracts such a variety of nesting and/or migrating birds. The relatively shallow reservoir was dammed to store irrigation water that is managed by the North Unit Irrigation District. The water level often lowers dramatically by October. The easiest access for shoreline viewing is at recreation sites or along the 2.6-mile earthen dam.
The reservoir covers an area on the Deschutes River which was known as the Wickiup's. It was a camping area for Native Americans during the fall.
Wickiup Dam was started in 1939, and was completed in 1949. Wickiup Reservoir is very rich, highly productive, relatively warm water and cooler deep channels generate some of the finest fishing in Central Oregon.

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