Sisters to Tumalo Falls via Trout Creek Butte

Total Miles 43.8
Technical Rating
2 Easy
Best Time Summer, Fall
Trail Type Full-Width Road
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Trail Overview

This route is a great detour when traveling between Bend and Sisters Oregon. On one end you'll find easy access to Tumalo Falls and on the other easy access to the town of Sisters. Along the way you'll pass three creeks lake and wrap around the base of Trout Creek Butte. Along the way you'll encounter mostly smooth gravel roads, but there are a few miles (near Three Creeks Lake) that are rutted dirt and can have snow covering the road late into the spring.

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Difficulty

Between Three Creeks Lake and Tumalo Falls the road is mostly dirt and can become muddy with rain or snow melt. The southern exposures at higher elevations may have snow covering the road well after lower elevations are completely clear and dry.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

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Hunter Shores
Dec 27, 2025
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Good amount of snow once up the first hill. Hill from the bottom to top was slick.
Tom Barreras
Nov 21, 2025
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Very light snow and mud.
Travis B
Oct 26, 2025
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Does this trail close during winter
Kelly Jones
Jul 04, 2025
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trail was easy going from sisters to three creeks meadow spent the night there elevation 6100 ft. very chilly Next morning finished the rest of the trail to the falls there was ruff roads, mud, some water holes.and two snow drifts to cross made it through in 2023 lifted 4 runner
Jaxsen Hansen-Tuma
Jun 23, 2025
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Big hard packed snow patches for roughly 1/4-1/2 mile. Definitely passable with the right rig and equipment
Courtney L
Jun 08, 2025
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Just some snow banks. Got stuck in 3 of them before deciding to turn around. It’s doable and you can clearly see some people have done it, but my 4runner with awning and tent, maybe too much weight was just sinking.
Cindi M
Dec 07, 2024
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Lots of snow beyond the Closed sign
P J
Sep 25, 2024
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Heavy logging activity with lots of logging trucks after the 4601 junction closer to tumalo falls
Craig Bennett
Aug 09, 2024
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Glen Drury
Sep 10, 2023
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Dean Dean
Jun 16, 2023
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Sisters to Tumalo Falls via Trout Creek Butte Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • Single Track
  • 50 Inch
  • 60 Inch
  • High Clearance
  • Full Width

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