7. CUTSFORTH PARK (66 miles) 

Cutsforth Park, 16 miles southeast of Heppner on the Willow Creek Road, was donated to Morrow County by Orville and Barbara Cutsforth. The park offers 15 trailer pads with full hookups and 7 trailer/tent sites without hookups but with water.  There's a picnic area for large and small groups, a children's playground with play equipment, restroom facilities with showers, trails for hiking, and both a pond and a stream for fishing.  For more information contact the Morrow County Public Works Dept.  (541) 989-9500

8.  PENLAND LAKE (73 miles)

Penland lake, 27 miles southeast of Heppner, is located on both Forest Service public lands and privately owned lands. Picnic and restroom facilities, available though camping spaces, are limited to seven tent sites and one trailer site.  The lake provides recreationists with access to fishing, swimming and boating.  Only electric motors are allowed.  Access: Right on Forest Road 21, left on 2103 (dirt road), follow signs. Approx. 5 miles from the Byway.

9. POTAMUS POINT (94 miles)   A panoramic view of Potamus Canyon highlights scenery of the Wild and Scenic North Fork John Day drainage from Potamus Point.  From this point, herds of wintering deer and elk can be seen along with mountain lakes, wet and dry meadows, and interesting and unusual rock formations. Access: Take a right on Forest Road 5377, then right on 5316. While this site is somewhat remote, there is a day-use parking area featuring a geological interpretive sign. Approx. 15 miles from the Byway.

10. ASPEN INTERPRETIVE SITE (80 miles) 

The Aspen Interpretive Site offers travelers a close-up view, along with interpretive signing, of an enclosed aspen grove. The grove has been protected in order to help ensure aspen survival in the Blue Mountains.  Access: Take a left at the Junction of Forest Roads 53 &5311, travel 1/4 miles, then take a right on Road 5308-020 for 1/4 mile to site.

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