Crook County Landfill

Crook County Landfill is the municipal dump for Prineville and surrounding areas, where household and commercial trash ends up buried. Locals, landscapers and haulers use it - it’s the final stop for stuff that can’t be recycled or reused. The site is large and gets steady truck traffic, especially on weekdays.

Drive up to an entrance booth and a scale; the facility charges by weight so expect to stop on the scale both coming in and leaving. There’s a clear drop-off area for larger loads and rows of compacted cells or piles stretching across the property, with heavy equipment working the tips. Commercial trucks are common and handled at separate lanes or times, while smaller vehicles pull up to the dumping area and then head back toward the exit scale. Lines build up during seasonal cleanups, so be ready to wait behind other pickups or trailers.