Deschutes National Forest · Oregon

Deschutes River Hiking

14 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 2.1 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike, horse · seasonal: hiking 04/01-10/31

Picnic areas

Along the way Meadow Day Use Area

Trailheads Benham Falls East Day Use / Trailhead Drive there · Benham Falls West Day Use / Trailhead Drive there

Big Eddy Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Recreation Fee Area</strong>: $5/vehicle/day&nbsp;&ndash; On-site payment&nbsp;<strong>not&nbsp;</strong>available <ul> <li>The nearest fee tube is at the junction of Forest Service Road 41 and 46.</li> </ul>

This is a beautiful site to take photos of the Big Eddy rapids! This site provides access to the Deschutes River Trail . The parking lot has a toilet and a picnic table. Dogs must be on leash at all trailheads throughout the year and on the Deschutes River Trail from May 15-September 15.

Recreation Fee Site: Parking at this site requires a recreation pass. Passes are NOT available at this site, but can be purchased from Forest Service offices or vendors. Please check here for more information about recreation passes and where they can be purchased.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Dillon Falls Day Use Area the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Recreation Fee Site</strong>: $5/vehicle/day &ndash; On-site payment <strong>not </strong>available (the nearest fee tube is at the junction of Forest Service Road 41 and 46).

This area offers a great summer setting for picnicking and viewing Dillon Falls along the Deschutes River. This site offers access to the Deschutes River Trail as well as a boat ramp into the Deschutes River. There is horse trailer parking with access to the horse trail along the river. There's also a restroom at this site.

An Accessible trail 0.3-mile long goes from the west end of the day use area and connects to the Deschutes River Trail, going upriver and over a short pedestrian bridge.

Dogs must be on leash at all trailheads throughout the year and on the Deschutes River Trail from May 15-September 15.

Recreation Fee Site: Parking at this site requires a recreation pass. Passes are NOT available at this site, but can be purchased from Forest Service offices or vendors. Please check here for more information about recreation passes and where they can be purchased.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.