Enchanted Rocks Preserve is a nature preserve owned and managed by

The Wildlands Conservancy The Wildlands Conservancy is a nonprofit organization with a mission to preserve land for public recreation. It manages 25 preserves, detailed in the list of its preserves, covering over across the western United States. The preserve system en ...

, a nonprofit land conservancy. Spanning over in

Jefferson County, Oregon Jefferson County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. At the 2020 census, the population was 24,502. The county seat is Madras. The county is named after Mount Jefferson, the second tallest mountain in Oregon. History Jeff ...

, northwest of Mitchell, the preserve includes a section of the National Wild and Scenic

John Day River The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. It is known as the Mah-Hah River by the Cayuse people. Undammed along its entire length, the river is the fourth longest ...

. It is part of the organization's collection of natural lands, and more preserves can be found in the list of preserves.

Recreation

In the future, there will be hiking and fishing opportunities.

Geography

The preserve includes of the John Day River and of Cherry Creek.

Flora and Fauna

Wildlife includes Rocky Mountain elk, bald eagles, and beavers.

History

In 2022, The Wildlands Conservancy acquired the Cherry Creek Ranch, creating the first Wildlands Conservancy preserve in Oregon.

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