Cascade Lakes Highway to close Thursday
The Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road (Forest Service Road 21) will be closing for the winter on Thursday at 8 a.m., Deschutes County officials announced Monday.
The Deschutes County Road Department will close Cascade Lakes Highway west of Mt. 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 where the 10-mile snow park gate is located, which will restrict access to Paulina and East Lake.
Both roads are usually reopened by Memorial Day, depending on the weather.