Cascade Lakes Highway closing Monday for season

(Update: Adding reason for pre-snow closure)

The Deschutes County Road Department announced Tuesday it plans to close the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road (Road 21) at 8 a.m. next Monday.

Cascade Lakes Highway will be closed west of Mount Bachelor between the snow gates at Dutchman Flat and Deschutes Bridge at the intersection with Forest Service Road 4270. Paulina Lake Road will be closed at the Ten-Mile Sno Park gate, which will restrict access to Paulina and East lakes.

Both facilities will remain closed through the winter and will be targeted for re-opening prior to Memorial Day, weather permitting.

Deschutes County Road Department officials said the county’s snow and ice plan calls for closure on or about Nov. 15, before snow events, to make sure everyone is out of the area safely.

For additional information, please contact the Deschutes County Road Department at (541) 388-6581.