CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT AND INTERPRETIVE PLAN 2018 Acknowledgments Thank you to the Federal Highway Administration for funding this project through the National Scenic Byways Program. Thank you also to the America’s Byways Resource Center for their excellent training modules for Corridor Management Planning. Many thanks are also due to the Byway Community Group and to all of the Byway partners and proponents representing community support for the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway. Funded in part by Federal Highway Administration Scenic Byway Partners Washanaksha Coalition Warm Springs, Oregon BEND2030 vision builds Crook County Cultural Coalition www.sunriverchamber.com CONTENTS Chapter I: Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................5 Statement of Significance ..........................................................................................................................................5 Vision .....................................................................................................................................................................................5 Description ........................................................................................................................................................................6 Byway History ..................................................................................................................................................................6 Chapter II: Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Community Vision Actions .........................................11 Scenic Byway Goals, Objectives, and Strategies.........................................................................................11 Byway Community Group and Community Vision Actions ...............................................................13 Partnerships: Funding, Planning and Community Support ...................................................................19 Chapter III: Theme, Sub-Themes, and Storylines .............................................................................................23 Theme ...............................................................................................................................................................................23 Sub-Themes and Storylines ..................................................................................................................................23 1) Geology and Hydrology .........................................................................................................................24 2) Forest Ecology and Vegetation ............................................................................................................25 3) Forest/Resource Management ............................................................................................................26 4) Wildlife and Aquatics ...............................................................................................................................27 5) History and Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................28 6) Sustainable Recreation ............................................................................................................................29 7) Climate Change ..........................................................................................................................................30 Chapter IV: Interpretive Site Design Guidelines .............................................................................................31 Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway Map of Current and Future Interpretive Sites ....................32-33 1. Awbrey Hall Burn Area (Rimrock Trailhead) ..............................................................................34 2. Scenic Byway Welcome Station .........................................................................................................35 3. Deschutes River Trail ................................................................................................................................37 4. Ryan Ranch Wetland Restoration Site ...........................................................................................39 5. North Gateway Scenic Byway Viewpoint ....................................................................................41 6. Virginia Meissner Sno-Park ...................................................................................................................42 7. Wanoga Day-Use Area ..........................................................................................................................43 8. Swampy Lakes Sno-Park / Trailhead ................................................................................................44 9. Kapka Butte Sno-Park ..............................................................................................................................45 10. Mt. Bachelor Ski and Summer Resort ............................................................................................46 11. Dutchman Flat Area .................................................................................................................................48 12. Todd Lake .......................................................................................................................................................49 13. Soda Creek ....................................................................................................................................................50 14. Ray Atkeson Memorial Trail at Sparks Lake ................................................................................51 15. Sparks Lake Boat Ramp ..........................................................................................................................53 16. Sparks Meadow Wayside .......................................................................................................................54 17. Green Lakes Trailhead .............................................................................................................................55 18. Ray Atkeson Memorial Photopoint Wayside .............................................................................56 19. Devils Garden ..............................................................................................................................................56 20. Devils Lake Wayside .................................................................................................................................57 21. Devils Lake Trailhead ................................................................................................................................58 22. Elk Lake Guard Station ...........................................................................................................................59 23. Elk Lake Resort and Campgrounds .................................................................................................60 24. Elk Lake Viewpoint #1 ............................................................................................................................61 25. Elk Lake Viewpoint #2 ............................................................................................................................61 26. Hosmer Lake ................................................................................................................................................62 27. Little Lava Lake: Headwaters of the Deschutes River ...........................................................64 28. Wayside Fen .................................................................................................................................................65 29. Deschutes River Corridor .....................................................................................................................66 30. Deschutes Bridge Historic Guard Station ....................................................................................67 31. Cultus Lake Resort and Campground ...........................................................................................67 32. Osprey Point and Quinn River Interpretive Site ......................................................................68 33. Crane Prairie Campground ..................................................................................................................70 34. Davis Flow / Wickiup Reservoir Arm .............................................................................................71 35. Davis Lake ......................................................................................................................................................72 36. Davis Lake Wayside ..................................................................................................................................73 37. South Gateway Scenic Byway Interpretive Site ........................................................................74 East Gateways to Byway (Forest Roads #40, #42, #43 and #61) ................................................75 38. Browns Creek Spawning Site ..............................................................................................................76 39. Browns Mountain Crossing ..................................................................................................................76