Crooked Creek State Natural Area

Crooked Creek State Natural Area is a 564-acre park in southeastern Oregon, about 6 miles from the small community of Rome. It is set aside as a state natural area. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Rome show a high-desert climate with wide swings between day and night. Summers are hot and dry. July averages a high of 93°F and a low of 50°F, and August is nearly as warm with only about two wet days in the month. Late spring and early fall are milder. May runs from about 73°F down to 37°F, September from 82°F to 38°F, and October from 68°F to 29°F. Winters are cold, with December and January highs around 40°F and lows in the upper teens. Spring brings the most frequent precipitation, about ten wet days in both April and May. Paddlers can also reach Crooked Creek, a canoeing route about 3.6 miles away.