Central Oregon Recreation Area Weather
Forest and high-desert recreation areas, where snow, smoke, and wind shape the season. Across the 17 places we track here, summer afternoons range from 68°F at Newberry National Volcanic Monument to 84°F at Crooked River Day Use / Lower Deschutes Canyon, a 15°F spread.
Standouts
Warmest summer afternoons
84°F
Crooked River Day Use / Lower Deschutes Canyon has the warmest summer afternoons, averaging 84°F at the warmest hour.
Coolest summer afternoons
68°F
Newberry National Volcanic Monument has the coolest summer afternoons, averaging 68°F.
Windiest summer afternoons
11 mph
Millican Plateau is the windiest on summer afternoons, averaging 11 mph.
Most snow days
60
Newberry National Volcanic Monument sees snow on the most days, about 60 a winter.
Compare all 17 recreation areas
| Place | Summer afternoons | Winter lows | Summer afternoon wind | Snow days per winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked River Day Use / Lower Deschutes CanyonRecreation Area · 2,100 ft | 84°F | 29°F | 9 mph | 12 |
| Crooked River Ranch / Steelhead FallsRecreation Area · 2,400 ft | 84°F | 27°F | 10 mph | 11 |
| Oregon Badlands WildernessRecreation Area · 3,800 ft | 83°F | 27°F | 11 mph | 8 |
| Meadow CampRecreation Area · 3,920 ft | 81°F | 27°F | 8 mph | 21 |
| Benham FallsRecreation Area · 4,150 ft | 80°F | 26°F | 7 mph | 27 |
| Millican PlateauRecreation Area · 4,300 ft | 80°F | 26°F | 11 mph | 14 |
| Cabin LakeRecreation Area · 4,450 ft | 80°F | 22°F | 8 mph | 28 |
| Lava Island FallsRecreation Area · 3,980 ft | 80°F | 27°F | 7 mph | 26 |
| Dillon FallsRecreation Area · 4,100 ft | 80°F | 26°F | 7 mph | 30 |
| Green Mountain CampgroundRecreation Area · 5,145 ft | 80°F | 25°F | 10 mph | 20 |
| Lava River CaveRecreation Area · 4,500 ft | 79°F | 26°F | 8 mph | 27 |
| Derrick CaveRecreation Area · 4,919 ft | 79°F | 25°F | 10 mph | 24 |
| Sand Springs CampgroundRecreation Area · 4,951 ft | 79°F | 24°F | 10 mph | 23 |
| Mill Creek WildernessRecreation Area · 5,200 ft | 79°F | 29°F | 6 mph | 18 |
| East Fort Rock OHV AreaRecreation Area · 4,500 ft | 77°F | 25°F | 8 mph | 35 |
| Tamolitch Blue PoolRecreation Area · 2,341 ft | 74°F | 32°F | 7 mph | 36 |
| Newberry National Volcanic MonumentRecreation Area · 6,330 ft | 68°F | 21°F | 9 mph | 60 |
Summer afternoons, fog, and wind are June to August averages from NOAA’s HRRR model, hour by hour. Fog is the share of 6–10 AM hours with fog. Winter lows are December to February averages.