Crane Prairie Reservoir
Bureau of Reclamation, Oregon.
Recreation on this 4,940-acre reservoir is located in the Cascade Mountains. There are 24 miles of shoreline. One of the best rainbow trout lakes in the state. Fish exceed 10 pounds. Available species include rainbow trout, brook trout, kokanee salmon, largemouth bass, and whitefish. Fishing season runs from late April through October. Reservoir acre feet and total reservoir capacity and cubic feet/second release rates for rivers below Deschutes River Basin reservoirs and select river locations are updated daily and graphically provided. Reservoir is heavily used by migrating waterfowl.Crane Prairie Dam and Reservoir are features of the Deschutes Project.
Notifications and Alerts
Effective immediately, Reclamation will require all boats launching at Lake Berryessa to participate in a seal program to prevent the spread of invasive mussels. All vessels wishing to launch at Lake Berryessa will be inspected. A red quarantine seal will be applied for 30 days during, which the vessel will not be permitted to launch. Vessels that have finished the 30-day quarantine may return to the lake and have the seal removed by authorized staff and will be allowed to launch. For more information on this updated protocol, please view the press release here: https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/news-release/5031.
Nearby Activities
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Other Recreation Concession Site
- Picnicking
- Recreational Vehicles
- Water Sports
- Wildlife Viewing
Directions
Site is about 40 miles southwest of Bend, Oregon off U.S. 97.
