Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint, State park at Deschutes River banks near Redmond, Oregon.
Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint is a 9-acre day-use park on the east side of the Deschutes River, south of Highway 126 about four miles west of Redmond. A large open lawn is bordered by ponderosa pine, western juniper, poplar, and locust trees reaching the river's edge. The park also takes in riparian habitat, sagebrush uplands, and canyon rimrocks; Cline Falls itself lies just north of the highway, outside the park boundary.
Cline Falls is named for Doctor Cass A. Cline (1850–1926), a Redmond dentist who owned the land beside the falls. In the 1950s the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department acquired property above the falls to create a day use park. The falls themselves lie just north of Highway 126 and outside the park boundary.
The park serves as a main recreation spot where Redmond residents swim in deep pools and wade in shallow coves during warm months. Families gather on the open lawns to picnic and spend time together by the river.
Designated fishing spots are available throughout the park, with pools and shallow areas around large rocks that serve as natural habitats for rainbow and brown trout. Wear sturdy shoes and watch for slippery surfaces along the banks, particularly during high water periods.
The park is the put-in for an 11.5-mile (18.5 km) run downriver to the Lower Bridge Recreation Site; paddlers must portage around Cline Falls, about half a mile downstream. The falls themselves lie just outside the park boundary, north of Highway 126.
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