Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon Eighteen 



A fair trail leads 4 miles from Metolius Valley to the summit of Black Butte, 

 a Forest Ser\dce lookout station, from which one of the best views in the entire 

 region may be obtained. 



The McKenzie Road, which crosses the Cascades at an elevation of 5,200 feet, 

 connects Eugene and Sisters and is a fair automobile road. The rough, barren 

 lava fields at the summit, about 2 miles wide, are of unusual interest. 



Sparks Lake and the surrounding country constitute one of the most interesting 

 high mountain regions in the Forest. The lake may be reached over an automobile 

 road which extends west from Bend 18 miles to the Tumalo Ranger Station, from 

 which a wagon road, occasionally open to automobile travel, leads 5 miles to the 

 summit of the Broken Top ridge; thence there is a trail 4 miles to Sparks Lake and 

 good fishing and horse feed. The Three Sisters lie to the north, Broken Top to the 

 northeast, and Bachelor Butte to the southeast. All of these mountains are high, 

 snowcapped peaks, the Three Sisters having glaciers on some of their slopes. Many 

 interesting pack trips can be taken from Sparks Lake. Natural soda springs are 

 located about 2 miles east. 



Fall River, the main Deschutes River, and the mountain lakes and streams 

 around its head may be reached by automobile as far as Crane Prairie, a well- 

 known duck-hunting and fishing ground 45 miles from Bend and only 7 miles from 

 the summit. A wagon road, passable for automobiles in midsummer, extends 

 north from Crane Prairie to Lava Lakes and Elk Lake. Good fishing can be had 

 at most places along these streams and at most of the mountain lakes in the region. 

 Horse feed can be secured at Crane Prairie, at the head of Fall River, near the mouth 

 of Davis Creek, at Lava Lake, and other points. 



Davis Lake, Odell Lake, and Crescent Lake, three beautiful lakes lying near the 

 Cascade summit and all excellent fishing and camping localities, can be reached by 

 good automobile roads, via Crescent. Horse feed can be secured at Davis Lake and 

 at the west end of Crescent Lake. Maiden Peak, a Forest Service lookout station, 

 situated on the Cascade summit, can be reached by trail 6 miles from Davis Lake. 



Paulina and East Lakes are located 12 miles east of the Deschutes River in 

 the very summit of the Paulina Mountains, an isolated range east of the Cascades. 

 They can be reached by wagon road, which is usually passable for automobiles as 

 far as Paulina Lake. There are mineral springs at both lakes. An attractive area 

 for summer-home sites has been laid out along the shores of East Lake, and the 22 



