The Crook County Sheriff’s Office assigns one deputy to the Forest Patrol Division.  The Forest Patrol Deputy spends their time protecting the very rural property of Crook County.  This position is funded through a Title III grant.

With more than 500,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service Land and 500,000 acres of BLM land in Crook County, law enforcement resources can often be stretched thin. While the Forest Service and BLM have their own federal law enforcement officers to patrol these public lands, they generally enforce applicable federal laws in other areas of Oregon.

The duties of a Crook County Sheriff’s Office Forest Patrol Deputy includes but is not limited to; enforcing applicable state laws on Federal Land, enforce ATV laws, patrol campgrounds, trailheads, other recreation areas, and responding to calls as they arise. These types of calls may include domestic disturbance calls, shooting complaints, illegal fires, loud party complaints, theft calls, timber thefts, game violations, marijuana grows, and Search & Rescue missions.

If you have any questions regarding the use of our Forest Lands or other recreation areas please feel free to contact any of the below agencies.

Crook County Sheriff’s Office:  541-447-6398
United States Forest Service (Ochoco Ranger Dist. Prineville):  541-416-6500
BLM (Prineville):  541-416-6700
Oregon Dept. of Forestry (Prineville):  541-447-5658
Oregon State Parks and Recreation (Prineville State Park):  541-447-4363
Crook County Parks and Recreation:  541-447-1209