Oregon Badlands Wilderness
29,000-acre wilderness with 50 miles of desert trails
Bend, OR | active | 2 to 5 hours
Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park offers access to high-country Nordic terrain south of Sisters along Three Creeks Road, a forested approach that climbs into the Deschutes National Forest. The area is popular for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobile use, with ungroomed routes through lodgepole pine forest toward Three Creeks Lake. Oregon Sno-Park permits are required and available at Sisters-area vendors. The drive along Three Creeks Road in winter is itself scenic, passing through snow-draped forest with periodic Cascade viewpoints. Bring a trail map and be prepared for variable snow conditions.
*Hours subject to change.
Visit the company's website for current details.
Overview
Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park offers access to high-country Nordic terrain south of Sisters along Three Creeks Road, a forested approach that climbs into the Deschutes National Forest. The area is popular for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobile use, with ungroomed routes through lodgepole pine forest toward Three Creeks Lake. Oregon Sno-Park permits are required and available at Sisters-area vendors. The drive along Three Creeks Road in winter is itself scenic, passing through snow-draped forest with periodic Cascade viewpoints. Bring a trail map and be prepared for variable snow conditions.
Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park offers access to high-country Nordic terrain south of Sisters along Three Creeks Road, a forested approach that climbs into the Deschutes National Forest. The area is popular for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobile use, with ungroomed routes through lodgepole pine forest toward Three Creeks Lake. Oregon Sno-Park permits are required and available at Sisters-area vendors. The drive along Three Creeks Road in winter is itself scenic, passing through snow-draped forest with periodic Cascade viewpoints. Bring a trail map and be prepared for variable snow conditions.
*Hours subject to change.
Visit the company's website for current details.
Overview
Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park offers access to high-country Nordic terrain south of Sisters along Three Creeks Road, a forested approach that climbs into the Deschutes National Forest. The area is popular for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobile use, with ungroomed routes through lodgepole pine forest toward Three Creeks Lake. Oregon Sno-Park permits are required and available at Sisters-area vendors. The drive along Three Creeks Road in winter is itself scenic, passing through snow-draped forest with periodic Cascade viewpoints. Bring a trail map and be prepared for variable snow conditions.
What's great
Backcountry Access
Ungroomed routes wind through Deschutes National Forest toward Three Creeks Lake.
What's unique
Sisters Gateway
One of the closest sno-parks to Sisters, with a scenic forest drive to the trailhead.
What's worth knowing
Bring a Map
Routes are ungroomed; pack a trail map and check road conditions on Three Creeks Rd before going.