Central Oregon Sno-Park Weather
Sno-parks for winter recreation, compared by snow days and winter cold. Across the 11 places we track here, summer afternoons range from 64°F at Dutchman Flat Sno-Park to 79°F at Three Creek Lake Sno-Park / Trailhead, a 15°F spread.
Standouts
Warmest summer afternoons
79°F
Three Creek Lake Sno-Park / Trailhead has the warmest summer afternoons, averaging 79°F at the warmest hour.
Coolest summer afternoons
64°F
Dutchman Flat Sno-Park has the coolest summer afternoons, averaging 64°F.
Windiest summer afternoons
9 mph
Ray Benson Sno-Park is the windiest on summer afternoons, averaging 9 mph.
Most snow days
79
Dutchman Flat Sno-Park sees snow on the most days, about 79 a winter.
Compare all 11 sno-parks
| Place | Summer afternoons | Winter lows | Summer afternoon wind | Snow days per winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Creek Lake Sno-Park / TrailheadSno-Park · 6,550 ft | 79°F | 27°F | 8 mph | 41 |
| Edison Butte Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,000 ft | 78°F | 22°F | 8 mph | 34 |
| Newberry Caldera / Tenmile Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,600 ft | 77°F | 26°F | 8 mph | 31 |
| Skyliner Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,000 ft | 77°F | 27°F | 7 mph | 34 |
| Virginia Meissner Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,300 ft | 72°F | 24°F | 7 mph | 50 |
| Swampy Lakes Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,800 ft | 71°F | 24°F | 7 mph | 60 |
| Gold Lake Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,015 ft | 70°F | 26°F | 9 mph | 60 |
| Wanoga Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,500 ft | 70°F | 23°F | 7 mph | 59 |
| Ray Benson Sno-ParkSno-Park · 4,800 ft | 68°F | 24°F | 9 mph | 77 |
| Kapka Butte Sno-ParkSno-Park · 5,600 ft | 67°F | 23°F | 7 mph | 72 |
| Dutchman Flat Sno-ParkSno-Park · 6,350 ft | 64°F | 22°F | 9 mph | 79 |
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.