Take a FREE Snowshoe Tour with a US Forest Service Ranger
Call the Snowshoe Hotline (541) 383-4055 for up-to-date tour information.
Join a US Forest Service Naturalist for FREE 90 minute interpretive tours. Learn about winter ecology at Mt Bachelor and the geology of Central Oregon, the Deschutes National Forest watershed and the plants and animals found throughout the area.
Please dress for the weather; snowshoes are provided and no previous experience is required. We do ask that participants be older than 8 years old and wear snowboots and warm winter clothing. No dogs. No infants in packs.
Click here to read the official News Release from the US Forest Service about the snowshoe program at Mt. Bachelor this winter.
PROGRAM DATES:
Snowshoe tours have concluded for the 2011-2012 season.
We look forward to hosting tours again next season, beginning in December 2012.
TIME:
10:00am and 1:30pm. No reservations required.
WHERE:
Please check-in 10-15 minutes prior to time of tour at the USFS snowshoe hut just outside the Guest Services building in West Village.
COST:
FREE - snowshoes are provided, however, guests may wear their own if preferred. Donations accepted on behalf of non-profit partner, Discover Your Northwest, to fund this volunteer-based program.
Thanks to all the US Forest Service Volunteer Snowshoe Rangers who make this program at success!
Call the Snowshoe Hotline (541) 383-4055 for up-to-date tour information.
Free School and Special Group Tours Available
Are you a teacher that wants to bring your class on a snowshoe field trip? Perhaps you're a Scout leader, Youth Group coordinator or a leader of a group of active people who want to experience a guided snowshoe tour during the week?
Call Terra Kemper to register your group:
Terra Kemper, Interpretive Education Specialist
Discover your Northwest & Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District
terra.kemper@discovernw.org (541) 419-6727
