Nena Day Use Area

This small, primitive day use area serves as a minimalist boat launch/take-out location for boaters and fishers on the Deschutes Wild and Scenic River.

Know Before You Go

  • Nena Day Use Area is open for day use year-round; camping is prohibited.
  • Except for a primitive boat launch, there are no facilities here. There is no cell service here.
  • Lower Deschutes Boater Passes are required year-round, for both day and overnight use, for anyone using a watercraft or any other floating device as a means of transport on the Lower Deschutes River.
  • In the Deschutes River corridor, campfires and smoking are allowed only from October 16 through May 31, annually, unless posted otherwise.

Photos

Primitive boat ramp at Nena Day Use Area
Primitive boat ramp at Nena Day Use Area
BLM
Access road and landing
Access road and landing
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View downstream of Nena Day Use Area.
View downstream of Nena Day Use Area.
BLM
Primitive boat ramp at Nena Day Use Area
Primitive boat ramp at Nena Day Use Area
BLM
Access road and landing
Access road and landing
BLM
View downstream of Nena Day Use Area.
View downstream of Nena Day Use Area.
BLM
Primitive boat ramp at Nena Day Use Area
Primitive boat ramp at Nena Day Use Area
BLM
Access road and landing
Access road and landing
BLM
View downstream of Nena Day Use Area.
View downstream of Nena Day Use Area.
BLM

Accessibility Description (ABA/ADA)

No accessible facilities.

Adventure is at Your Fingertips

Phone

Activities

Iconograph of a person rowing a boat
NON-MOTORIZED BOATING

Addresses

Prineville District Office
3050 NE 3rd St.
Prineville
Oregon
97754

Geographic Coordinates

45.102101, -121.130938

Directions

From City Park in Maupin, Oregon: Drive south via BLM Access Rd/Deschutes River Rd for 6.8 miles; the recreation site is on the right side of the road.

Fees

No fees to use the launch; however a Deschutes River Boater Pass is required to float the river.

Stay Limit

Day use only