Moonlight & Starlight Snowshoe TourS
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ABOUT
Adventure: Wanderlust Tours likely invented snowshoe tours under the light of heavenly bodies. Join us for a magical meander through the powdery snow-filled forest at night in the Cascade Mountains west of Bend, Oregon.
Naturalist Guided Experience: To be sure trappers in the 1800’s plied forests, lakes and rivers across all of North America on snowshoes, long out-pacing Wanderlust’s gift of sharing this with our guests. However, we did pioneer making this fun event to understand winter forest ecosystems without having to carry 90 pounds of fur along with you! Our incredible guide may share the history of trapping on snowshoes or the invention of snowshoeing by Native Americans. Without a doubt though, the play of light at night on the snow will leave you inspired. The hushed ambience of the forest will still your soul. The panoply of stars will remain in your memory!
Location: Snowshoeing tours take place in the areas around Mt. Bachelor and the surrounding Deschutes National Forest of the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon. New to off-trail snowshoeing? Let Wanderlust Tours do the driving and teach you fun snowshoeing techniques and tricks. All tours include instruction. Wear winter boots and powder/ski pants to keep your feet and legs dry while snowshoeing.
Find details on full moons, new moons, and meteor showers below.
DETAILS
$130 per person
Children 8 and older welcome
Tour Times:
7:00PM - 11:00PM November - March
7:30PM - 11:30PM March - April
INCLUDES
Naturalist guide & award-winning interpretation
Gear: Snowshoes and headlamps
Drinks: Hot Cocoa
Transportation: departing from our office
PLEASE BRING
Layers: Warm jacket, gloves, hats, snow pants
Footwear: Snow boots
Miscellaneous gear: Water bottle, Snacks if desired, camera, day pack (optional)
RENT
Waterproof boots and pants are available for rent through Wanderlust Tours.
Please reserve sizes when you make your reservation. Limited sizes available.
Unfortunately, we cannot allow dogs on our tours.
Photo by Wanderlust Guide, James
Special WINTER Nightsky DATES: 2025-2026
We run our Moonlight & Starlight Tours nightly.
You can find dates for full moons, new moons, and meteor showers below!
December
4th: Full Moon
13th: Geminids Meteor Shower Peak: The Geminids will begin on Dec. 4th and go through the 20th, peaking on Saturday, the 13th. With the moon below the horizon throughout the night, the Geminids are in perfect position to truly shine with upwards of 150 meteors streaking across the sky per hour! For Dec. 12-14th, please book our Geminids Snowshoe Tour!
18-20th: New Moon
21st: Ursids Meteor Shower: Meteor shower lasts from Dec. 17-26th, peaking on the 21st. The astrological forecast indicates excellent visibility on the 21st and good visibility on the surrounding days with up to 10 meteors per hour!
31st: Our annual New Year’s Eve Bonfire on the Snow!
January
2nd: Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak: Meteor shower last from Dec. 28th - Jan. 12th, peaking from Jan. 2-3rd. The astrological forecast indicates very poor to fair visibility throughout the duration of the meteor shower due to the full moon taking place at the showers’ peak.
3rd: Full Moon
17-19th: New Moon
February
1st: Full Moon
16-18th: New Moon
March
3rd: Full Moon
17-19th: New Moon
April (snow conditions’ dependent)
1st: Full Moon
16-18th: New Moon
22nd: Lyrids Meteor Shower: Meteor shower lasts from Apr. 14-30th, peaking from the 22nd-23rd. The astronomical forecast indicates very good to excellent visibility with up to 18 meteors per hour!
