Lava River Cave, located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, will be closing early this season to allow work in the area to improve visitor services. Beginning Monday, August 23, 2021 Lava River Cave will be closed to complete work that will improve visitor access, mitigate tripping hazards, and increase overall public safety around the cave. The Deschutes National Forest is following fire mitigations under the stipulations of the current Industrial Fire Precaution Leve IV including pre-wetting vegetation, site weather monitoring, and fire-fighting resources located on site and will continuously monitor for any fire hazards. Lava Lands, which includes Lava Lands Visitor Center, Lava Butte, and several trails, will remain open. However, the south parking lot of Lava Lands will close for repaving beginning August 16, 2021. A temporary exit will be in place before repaving starts. When the south parking lot project is completed and reopened th
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Deschutes National Forest Site Pass
Located on the eastern slopes of the Cascades in Central Oregon, the Deschutes National Forest offers year-round recreation opportunities. Home to more than 1.6 million acres, including 5 wilderness areas and 2 scenic byways, the Forest spans a varieties of landscapes and ecosystems.
At this time, we are offering single day passes only. Annual passes can be purchased on the National Forest websites, at National Forest visitor centers, or at approved vendor locations.
The Deschutes has 54 day use recreation sites where a $5 per day standard amenity fee is required. Please visit our website for a list of sites that accept the digital pass.
Couple Discovers Huge Lava Cave Below Their Home in Oregon
On 5/24/21 at 6:46 AM EDT
A large lava tube a cave formed from a volcanic eruption was discovered beneath a home in Bend in central Oregon.
Back in 2017, realtors told Suzanne and James Brierley that there was a small cave somewhere below their home when they purchased the 10-acre property that year. But the homeowners were surprised to recently discover how large the cave was. I was really shocked by how big it was. You couldn t even touch the ceiling in it, James told Bend s KTVZ. It was quite impressive, it was kinda like a gift we didn t really know we d had, he added.