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Homestead Village - The museum tells the story of
the lives of the courageous people who came to this
valley. Each cabin tells a story of the family who lived
there. St. Bridgets Church is the third picture down. Across the street is the Ft. Rock Grange
building, a composite of 3 local early 20th century
schools. The museum is open from Memorial Day weekend
through Labor Day.
Call the Lake County
Chamber of Commerce for any questions 541-947-6040
Other Recreational Activities include:
The Lost Forest Research
Natural Area - contains a remnant stand of an
ancient ponderosa pine forest that existed thousands of
years ago, when the climate was cooler and supported
forest growth over a much larger area. Located over 40
miles from the nearest present-day ponderosa forest, the
Lost Forest survives on less than ten inches of
precipitation per year. Although ponderosa pine normally
require at least 14 inches, the Lost Forest's unique
sandy soils trap moisture close to the surface,
providing a reservoir that compensates for the lack of
rainfall.
Crack In The Ground is
a fissure that formed between cooling lava flows about
1100 years ago. The fissure is about 2 miles long and 70
feet deep. The length of the fissure can be hiked, as
there is an established trail along the fissure's
bottom. Normally, fissures like this one are filled in
with soil and rock by the processes of erosion and
sedimentation, but because Fort Rock State Natural Area
is located in such an arid region, barely any filling
has occurred. As a result, Fort Rock State Natural Area
exists today nearly as it did shortly after its
formation.
Summer Lake
- One of the best duck hunting spots
in all of Lake County, while Winter Rim, just above
Summer Lake, is great for big game hunting.
Old Perpetual
Geyser - is the name to Lakeview's famous
Geyser, located at Hunter's Resort just North of
Lakeview. This Geyser was created by the accidental
drilling of a water well. The drilling tapped into the
geothermal hot water table below the surface, and ever
sense a Geyser of boiling water explodes nearly every
minute.
Sunstone Area - In 1972, the Bureau of Land
Management's Lakeview District established a free-use
collecting area for the general public. Four square
miles are now closed to mining claims to allow public
access for hobby collecting. Locally known as the "Plush
Diamond," the sunstone was designated in 1989 as the
Oregon State Gemstone because of its uncommon clarity
and color range.
Old Perpetual
Geyser - is the name to Lakeview's famous
Geyser, located at Hunter's Resort just North of
Lakeview. This Geyser was created by the accidental
drilling of a water well. The drilling tapped into the
geothermal hot water table below the surface, and ever
sense a Geyser of boiling water explodes nearly every
minute.
Abert Rim -
the largest geological fault in North America and towers
2,500 feet above the valley floor in the Great Basin
country of Eastern Oregon's high desert. Abert Lake, one
of the world's few remaining inland seas, is at the
northernmost base of the rim.
Lake County Fair which is one of the oldest
rodeo's in Oregon.
Call Lake County
Chamber of Commerce for any questions 541-947-6040
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