Dry River Canyon Trail

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Dry River Canyon

Trail - Oregon

It's a small finger off the east side of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness, a nook that holds a trail that winds in and out of old, twisty juniper, bordered by steep basalt cliffs. A stretch where an ancient river cut into the canyon, once draining the ancient Lake Millican. Rounded boulders, worked by the old river, appear out of place along the now dry trail. Head out for a moderate hike for about 2.3 miles one-way, or add in an additional mile by rock-hopping an unmarked area for about 50 yards, then picking up the trail again for the last half mile.

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Deschutes - East Fort Rock OHV

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Map of the East Fort Rock OHV Trail System in Deschutes National Forest (NF) in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Dry River Canyon - Trails Map

Trails Map of Dry River Canyon Trail east of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness in the BLM Prineville District Office area in Oregon. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Deschutes MVTM - Fox Butte 2025

Motor Vehicle Travel Map (MVTM) of Fox Butte in Deschutes National Forest (NF) in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

USFS 100K Series - Brothers

1:100K map of Brothers in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

USFS 100K Series - La Pine

1:100K map of La Pine in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Oregon Badlands - Recreation Map

Recreation Map of Oregon Badlands Wilderness in the BLM Prineville District area in Oregon. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Deschutes - Bend-Fort Rock

Map of the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District of Deschutes National Forest in the USFS Pacific Northwest Region 6 in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

USFS Pacific Northwest Region 06 - Deschutes

Map of Deschutes National Forest in the USFS Pacific Northwest Region 06 in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Ochoco - Land Resource Management Plan

Map of the Land Resource Management Plan for Ochoco National Forest (NF) in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

USFS Pacific Northwest Region 06 - Ochoco

Map of Ochoco National Forest in the USFS Pacific Northwest Region 06 in Oregon. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Millican Valley - OHV Trails

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trails Map of Millican Valley OHV area in the BLM Prineville District in Oregon. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Central Oregon - Sisters South 2015

Map of the Sisters Sub-Unit South of the Prineville Unit in the Central Oregon Protection District. Published by the Oregon Department of Forestry.

Central Oregon - Prineville Southwest 2015

Map of Prineville Southwest in the Central Oregon Protection District. Published by the Oregon Department of Forestry.

Dry River Canyon Trail https://www.blm.gov/visit/search-details/272115/1 It's a small finger off the east side of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness, a nook that holds a trail that winds in and out of old, twisty juniper, bordered by steep basalt cliffs. A stretch where an ancient river cut into the canyon, once draining the ancient Lake Millican. Rounded boulders, worked by the old river, appear out of place along the now dry trail. Head out for a moderate hike for about 2.3 miles one-way, or add in an additional mile by rock-hopping an unmarked area for about 50 yards, then picking up the trail again for the last half mile.