The Ochoco National Forest is located in the Ochoco Mountains in Central Oregon in the United States, north and east of the city of Prineville, location of the national forest headquarters. It encompasses of rimrock, canyons, geologic oddities, dense pine forests, and high desert terrain, as well as the headwaters of the North Fork Crooked River. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was . In descending order of forestland area, it occupies lands within Crook, Harney, Wheeler, and Grant counties. The national forest also administers the Crooked River National Grassland, which is in Jefferson County. The Ochoco National Forest is composed of three ranger districts: Crooked River National Grassland, managed from the Paulina district office with a visitor center in Madras. Paulina and Lookout Mountain Ranger Districts, based in Prineville. The former Rager Ranger Station in Paulina has been closed. The former Snow Mountain Ranger District is now administered by the Malheur National Forest, as part of the Emigrant Creek Ranger District. Wilderness The forest contains three wilderness areas comprising : Mill Creek Wilderness at Bridge Creek Wilderness at Black Canyon Wilderness at Recreation Popular recreational activities in the Ochoco National Forest include hiking, fishing, camping, hunting, horseback riding, stargazing, birding, rock hounding, kayaking, and rock climbing. References External links Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland Protected areas of Crook County, Oregon Protected areas of Grant County, Oregon National Forests of Oregon Protected areas of Wheeler County, Oregon 1911 establishments in Oregon Protected areas established in 1911