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Panoramic of Wickiup Lake in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon
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Deschutes National Forest Parks and Outdoors Highlights

By Travel Expert: Jeremy Pataky

  • Abundant and diverse camping opportunities wait in the 1.8-million acres of Deschutes National Forest, which includes 200,000 acres of wilderness, six rivers, 157 lakes and reservoirs, and 1,400 miles of trail.
  • The Cascades Lake National Scenic Byway (Oregon State Highway 46) follows an 87-mile route traveled by early Northwest explorers including John C. Fremont and Kit Carson. Another car cruise to consider is Highway 97, which skirts the Newberry Crater, the largest ice-age volcano in Oregon. Ogle at a beguiling lava flow of obsidian that resembles black glass.
  • The Crater Rim Horse Trail meanders into the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, which sits at the heart of the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. The trail traverses rugged desert, mountain terrain, and edges along the rim of volcanic craters. Other trails that can be accessed within the monument include Lost Lake Trail and Paulina Lakeshore Trail.
  • East of the summit of the Cascade Range in Northern Klamath County, the brilliant blue-green Crescent Lake is a popular recreation lake lined with sandy beaches and set in the woods. Use a boat to fish for kokanee and trout.


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Sunriver Resort
1 Center Dr.
Sunriver, OR 97707
Hotel Class: 4 class stars
Distance: 9.2 Miles
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The Lodge at Suttle Lake
13300 Hwy. 20
Sisters, OR 97759
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Distance: 20.3 Miles
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Seventh Mountain Resort
18575 SW Century Drive
Bend, OR 97702 Map
Hotel Class: 3 class stars
Distance: 5.3 Miles
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Lava River Cave
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
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Distance: 9.8 Miles (from destination center)
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McKenzie Pass-Santium Pass Scenic Byway
Willamette and Deschutes National Forests
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Distance: 22.4 Miles (from destination center)
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Lake Billy Chinook Reservoir
Drive north from Bend on US Hwy. 97 through Redmond and Terrebonne. Left toward Culver; follow the Cove State Park signs to lake.
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