Location: Prineville
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Prineville is a city in and the seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the first merchant located in the present location, Barney Prine. The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census.
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1. Crooked River Scenic Drive
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By Freedom29161356425 - Silverdale, United States
Beautiful drive, a few spots a big scary, since trucks over 60 ft should not use this road. We had a pickup with a very long trailer coming down the road, we stopped on before a corner to give him room otherwise we probably would have an issue. Its a slow traveling road with lots of campsites, evidently great fishing as there were lots of fisherpersons out. the damn is hard to see when on top. Its worth the drive, enjoy.
2. Wildland Firefighters Monument
3. Prineville Reservoir State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By 806darylh - Eugene, United States
Visited the State Park the week of July 19, 2020. Water level at 52%. Still plenty for fishing, swimming, skiing, etc. Only boat ramp open was at the State park. 2 lane ramp, plenty of room. No services provided, i.e. food, fuel, docks. Camp ground was pretty much full. 2 camp hosts available. Ice available for $3 a bag at the host sites. Some pretty large groups in the campground, not much social distancing, but quiet for a large campground. Weather was awesome, hot and dry. Cooled off nice in the evening. Got a good view of the comet after sunset. Only had some wind one of the days. Was able to get our skiing done in the morning and just hang out in the boat. Registration and arrangements were easy. Restrooms clean. A little out of the way for a 1 day trip is the only knock on this one.
4. Bowman Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
We are a fun and interactive historical museum of the old west. Our carefully curated exhibits are authentic and rare - depicting our earliest settlers and their lives. Our annex building houses an interactive walk-through area telling the lumber mill history in Prineville. Upstairs we have replicas of a doctor's office, a typical dining room, and a bedroom; all filled with original local artifacts. Kids love the interactive stations.
Reviewed By robertsF4925JM
Local history. Quick walk thru will give you an inside into the settling of and culture of central Oregon. Sheep wars, woodland fire fighting, old time history, even a caboose to crawl thru. We have even listened to local authors read selections.
5. Painted Hills
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By PandaHouston - Houston, United States
After visiting the Sheep Rock Unit, we drove 50 minutes to Painted Hills. We did this during our road trip as we made our way from Boise to Bend on Wednesday 9/9. Neither area required any fees which was nice. At Painted Hills, we did several trails: Carroll Rim - this was the longest at 1.6 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 374 feet. It took us around an hour. It gives you views from above but really isn't necessary if you are not up to it because it can get hot and there is no shade. Painted Hills Overlook Trail - 1 mile round trip. This was easy and took around 20 minutes. This trail gives you the best photos of Painted Hills. Note that the colors will change depending on the time of day. Painted Cove Trail - .25 miles round trip and on easy board walk. You can see the red hills here. This trail took around 10 minutes. Leaf Hill Trail - .5 miles round trip. This trail was not very interesting. You can give it a pass. The last one which we did not do was Red Star Knoll Trail. This is a short .5 mile round trip trail as well. The roads in Painted Hills are not paved. It is a dirt gravelly road. In total, we spent around 2 hours here and I really enjoyed our time here. The crowds were not too bad when we visited on a Wednesday.
6. Cada Dia Cheese Dairy Farm
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 12 reviews
7. Ochoco Wayside State Park
8. Crook County Library
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
