LAKE COUNTY HOT SPRINGS & GEYSERS Spending three nights in Lake County is an opportunity Thank You Authentic Explore!H to enjoy three unique experiences, or to enjoy a thermal experience with a little more altitude & As the sun rises over the horizon, there is a glint when the rocks are cut and polished. Just like Lake Sponsors attitude. Hot Springs and Campground, Adventures under the sagebrush. That twinkle in the high County, if you scratch beneath the surface, there is located on the Sheldon-Hart Mountain National LAKEVIEW Gipson's desert dawn is ’s State Gem - the Sunstone! something extraordinary waiting to be discovered! For the curious at heart, some of the best Refuge Complex managed by the U.S. Fish and Lodging Treasured all the way back to the area’s first Ace Hardware adventures involve learning, observing and Wildlife Service, has scenic views and nighttime skies Dust Devil Mining inhabitants. The stones were picked up by curious so dark that you can enjoy relaxing under a blanket of Base Camp RV Park a few hands-on activities. Lake County’s Friends of Hart Mountain pioneers and today can be found in jewelry millions of stars. Resort offers Burger Queen phenomenal geology offers opportunities for True Hospitality Awaits Hart Mountain Store produced by area artisans. For those wanting to True Hospitality Awaits lodging and a pool. Hot Springs outside Cornerstone Minerals the inquisitive adventurer! Mountain ranges, capture a little piece of the sun, visit Lakeview Paisley features ancient artesian mineral hot springs Dinner Bell Café The Wee House volcanic features, the highest and longest District Bureau of Land Management Sunstone with cabins and spectacular views of Winter Rim. For Eagles Nest Food & Spirits Sunstone Inc. fault escarpment in Oregon (), Collection Area. In North Lake County, explore more information on: Hart Mountain Hot Springs, visit Happy Horse Deli geothermal features including hot springs www.fws.gov/sheldonhartmtn; Hunter’s Hot Springs PAISLEY & enjoy the tower of and then hike Hunters Hot Springs and geysers, ancient lakes, and features Resort, call 541-947-4242; Summer Lake Hot Springs, City of Paisley into the depths of Crack in the Ground. South of Julia's on 395 carved over millions of years of wind, rain and visit www.summerlakehotsprings.com. Old Perpetual Pioneer Saloon Lakeview, near Crane Creek, the volcanic legacy Juniper RV Resort snow. Pick up a guidebook and brush up on Geyser located north of Lakeview and Geyser Summer Lake Hot Springs of the area has deposited Thundereggs. These north of Adel put on shows when conditions are right. KORV 93.5 geology terms. At the end of a day of geologic ordinary, baseball-sized rocks each hold unique Lakeview Lodge Motel SILVER LAKE/CHRISTMAS adventures, & colorful blends of minerals which are exposed FORT ROCK kick your boots off and The centerpiece for this Oregon State Natural Area is the Snack Shack VALLEY stay awhile. tower of jagged rock, rising out of the desert like a The Corner Cottage Cowboy Dinner Tree fortress. Managed by Oregon State Parks, this geologic The Village Silver Lake Mercantile & Motel feature is bigger than it looks! It’s an old ring set in COUNTY GEOLOGIC TJ's Family Fun Center Christmas Valley Desert what was a prehistoric shallow sea. Visitors can go for a FEATURES Inn Motel hike or take a guided tour of the area to learn more not WARNER VALLEY Christmas Valley Market only about the geologic history but also to learn about Adel Store & RV Park Lake County’s earliest residents. Peggy's Place Café Visit www.oregonstateparks.org for more information.

LAKEVIEW DISTRICT BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) The BLM has a tremendous amount of public lands Visit featuring amazing geology! Abert Rim, Oregon  Sunstones, large swaths of Oregon’s Outback - there are more than 3.5 million acres to explore, with much of that in Lake County. For more information, including Sunstone collection sites and mines, please contact the Lakeview District BLM at 541-947-2177, visit Fort Rock Thunderegg Hart Mountain Hot Springs Fremont-Winema National Forest www.blm.gov/office/lakeview-district-office, or stop by the office at 1301 South G St. in Lakeview.

FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST There are more than trees in the Fremont-Winema National Forest! With the , Winter Rim, Fremont Point and the Palisades in the Gearhart Wilderness, there is something for those who want to enjoy great geology combined with fabulous recreation. Visit www.fs.usda.gov/fremont-winema for more Deep Creek Falls Oregon Sunstone Old Perpetual Geyser information or to find a Ranger Station in Lake County. Winter Rim & Summer Lake

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