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Byway: Oregon - Outback Scenic Byway
Byway Description: Outback refers to land with a natural ruggedness. Though people come here seeking independence, they know each other's first names, and community is paramount. According to Jonathan Nicholas, publisher of the Oregonian, it is "a land of magic and of mystery, a place where rivers run every which way but never to the sea. This is the Great Basin Country, a star-spangled landscape of marsh and mountain, of reflection and rim rock, of seamless vistas and sage-scented dreams."
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0.0
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La Pine, Oregon
Altitude: 4236 feet
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La Pine, Oregon, a community in Deschutes County, Oregon, A town located close to Cascade Lakes and Newberry National Volcanic Monument, offering an ample opportunity of outdoor recreations. This where the Outback Scenic Byway starts its journey on State Highway #31, through an are of natural ruggedness, marsh and mountain.
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0.7
(256.1) |
0.4
(159.1) |
La Pine Heliport
Altitude: 4229 feet
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La Pine Heliport, a private heliport located north of La Pine in Deschutes County, Oregon, along USA Highway #97.
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3.0
(253.8) |
1.9
(157.7) |
Junction
Altitude: 4249 feet
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Junction State Highway #31,
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16.3
(240.5) |
10.1
(149.4) |
Sun Forest Drive
Altitude: 4314 feet
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Sun Forest Drive, Split Rail Road,
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24.8
(232.0) |
15.4
(144.2) |
Deschutes National Forest
Altitude: 4577 feet
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NFD 3117/3115 Road, Deschutes National Forest,
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34.6
(222.2) |
21.5
(138.1) |
Fremont National Forest
Altitude: 4685 feet
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NFd 400 Road, Fremont National Forest, Big Hole, a large maar (explosion crater) in the Fort Rock Basin of Lake County, Oregon, northeast of Crater Lake, along the Oregon Route #31. This is a less less-eroded, smaller maar crater, Hole-in-the-Ground.
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39.4
(217.4) |
24.5
(135.1) |
Deschutes National Forest
Altitude: 4662 feet
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Deschutes National Forest/Fremont National Forest, NFD 900 Road/NFD 2515 Road,
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50.0
(206.8) |
31.1
(128.5) |
Fort Rock Road
Altitude: 4478 feet
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Fort Rock Road, Fort Rock, Oregon, The Fort Rock Valley Historical Homestead Museum, located in Fort Rock, Oregon. It is a collection of original pioneer buildings including a church, school, houses, homestead cabins, and several other buildings assembled in a village setting. The structures were moved to the museum site from various locations around the Fort Rock Valley.
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51.4
(205.4) |
31.9
(127.6) |
McCarty Butte Road
Altitude: 4547 feet
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McCarty Butte Road, Fremont National Forest,
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51.9
(204.9) |
32.3
(127.3) |
Cabin Lake-Fort Rock Wildlife Area
Altitude: 4524 feet
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Cabin Lake-Fort Rock Wildlife Area,
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55.9
(200.9) |
34.7
(124.8) |
Cabin Lake
Altitude: 4544 feet
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Cabin Lake-Fort Rock Wildlife Area,
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72.2
(184.6) |
44.9
(114.7) |
Cabin Lake
Altitude: 4341 feet
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Cabin Lake-Fort Rock Wildlife Area,
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76.8
(180.0) |
47.7
(111.9) |
Bear Flat Road
Altitude: 4373 feet
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Bear Flat Road / Silver Lake Road, This Road traverses into Fremont National Forest,
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77.9
(178.9) |
48.4
(111.2) |
Silver Creek Marsh Road
Altitude: 4377 feet
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Silver Creek Marsh Road, Silver Lake Forest Service Strip, public airport located three miles southwest of Silver Lake, Oregon, in Lake County, Oregon,
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79.4
(177.4) |
49.3
(110.2) |
Silver Lake, Oregon
Altitude: 4347 feet
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Silver Lake, Oregon, a community in Lake County, Oregon, located on Oregon Route #31. Red & White Flying Service Airport, a private airport located south of Silver Lake, Oregon, in Lake County, Oregon,
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87.8
(169.0) |
54.6
(105.0) |
Silver Lake
Altitude: 4318 feet
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Emery Road, This Road runs along the shores of Silver Lake in Oregon.
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89.7
(167.1) |
55.7
(103.8) |
Table Mountain
Altitude: 4324 feet
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Arrow Gap Road/Christmas Valley Wagontire Road, Table Mountain Road, Table Mountain,
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94.9
(161.9) |
59.0
(100.6) |
Old Lake Road
Altitude: 4324 feet
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Old Lake Road, Wagontire Road, Christmas Valley Airport, located southeast of Christmas Valley, Oregon. The airstrip is open for public use.
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104.6
(152.2) |
65.0
(94.6) |
Picture Rock Pass
Altitude: 4803 feet
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Picture Rock Pass, a mountain pass in Oregon traversed by Oregon Route #31. This Pass earned its name from some pictograms on rocks south of the highway.
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110.8
(146.0) |
68.9
(90.7) |
Ana Lake
Altitude: 4324 feet
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Summer Lake Game MGT Area, Ana Lake,
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114.0
(142.8) |
70.8
(88.7) |
Summer Lake, Oregon
Altitude: 4232 feet
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River Ranch Road, Summer Lake, Oregon,
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135.9
(120.9) |
84.4
(75.1) |
Summer Lake, Oregon
Altitude: 4190 feet
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NFD 3253 Road, Government Harvey Camp Road,
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138.6
(118.2) |
86.1
(73.4) |
Summer Lake
Altitude: 4160 feet
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Summer Lake, a large, shallow, alkali lake in Lake County, Oregon, The marshes around the lake support a wide variety of birds and other wildlife. Outback Scenic Byway, a designated byway passing through rugged terrain of Oregon, passes along the western shore of the Summer Lake,
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153.9
(102.9) |
95.6
(63.9) |
Access Road
Altitude: 4318 feet
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Access Road, to The Paisley Caves Complex, a system of four caves in an arid, desolate region of south-central Oregon. One of the caves contains archaeological evidence of the oldest definitively-dated human presence in North America.
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158.7
(98.1) |
98.6
(61.0) |
Paisley Airport
Altitude: 4403 feet
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Paisley Airport, a public airport located northwest of Paisley, in Lake County, Oregon,
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159.9
(96.9) |
99.4
(60.2) |
Paisley Caves
Altitude: 4439 feet
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East Summer Lake Road, The Paisley Caves complex, a system of four caves in an arid, desolate region of south-central Oregon. Archaeological excavations are carried out in these caves and found that One of the caves contains archaeological evidence of the oldest definitively-dated human presence in North America.
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161.1
(95.7) |
100.1
(59.5) |
Paisley, Oregon
Altitude: 4370 feet
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Mill Street, River Road, Paisley, Oregon, a small city in Lake County, Oregon, It is located along Oregon Route #31, The city hosts Paisley Mosquito Festival and ZX cattle ranch.
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166.4
(90.4) |
103.4
(56.2) |
Road Access
Altitude: 4370 feet
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Road Access, a road leading to the the River and connecting the Road on the other bank of the River
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170.8
(86.0) |
106.1
(53.4) |
Clover Flat Road
Altitude: 4383 feet
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Clover Flat Road, Ennis Creek, Schoolhouse Road,
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183.9
(72.9) |
114.3
(45.3) |
Road Access
Altitude: 4291 feet
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Road Access, to spectacular rugged mountains
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190.2
(66.6) |
118.2
(41.4) |
Chandler State Park
Altitude: 4295 feet
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Road into Chandler State Park, Oregon
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196.9
(59.9) |
122.4
(37.2) |
Junction
Altitude: 4327 feet
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Junction USA Highway #395, Valley Falls, Oregon, a community in Lake County, Oregon located on USA Highway #395, south of this Junction within Chandler State Park, Oregon.
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200.0
(56.8) |
124.3
(35.3) |
Simms Road
Altitude: 4416 feet
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Simms Road, Chandler State Park,
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204.9
(51.9) |
127.3
(32.3) |
Chandler State Park Wayside
Altitude: 4469 feet
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Chandler State Wayside, a state park, covered in large Ponderosa Pine, in southeastern Oregon. There's a picnic area located near Crooked Creek which contains crayfish and rainbow trout. The wayside offers an excellent view of Abert Rim which is to the east of the wayside.
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205.8
(51.0) |
127.9
(31.7) |
Chandler State Park Wayside
Altitude: 4488 feet
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Chandler State Wayside, a state park, covered in large Ponderosa Pine, in southeastern Oregon. There's a picnic area located near Crooked Creek which contains crayfish and rainbow trout. The wayside offers an excellent view of Abert Rim which is to the east of the wayside.
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215.1
(41.7) |
133.7
(25.9) |
NFD 3721 Road
Altitude: 4705 feet
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NFD 3721 Road, NFD 3744 Road, Fremont National Forest,
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221.3
(35.5) |
137.5
(22.1) |
NFD 3822 Road
Altitude: 4954 feet
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NFD 3822 Road / Salt Creek Road, Bauers Creek Road,
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222.7
(34.1) |
138.4
(21.2) |
Thromas Creek Road
Altitude: 4934 feet
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Thomas Creek Road, Withrotor Airport, a private Airport located northwest of Lakeview, Oregon in Lake County, Oregon. It is the principal operations base of an utility helicopter company, Withrotor Aviation Inc.,
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225.6
(31.2) |
140.2
(19.4) |
Junction
Altitude: 4915 feet
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Junction State Highway #140, Fremont National Forest,
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229.4
(27.4) |
142.5
(17.0) |
Geyser Hot Springs
Altitude: 4793 feet
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Hunter's Hot Springs, (renamed Geyser Hot Springs in 2000) are natural geothermal springs located in Lake County, Oregon, Old Perpetual, Oregon's only continuously erupting geyser is located here within the geothermal area.
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233.1
(23.7) |
144.8
(14.7) |
Lakewview, Oregon
Altitude: 4783 feet
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Junction State Highway #140, Lakeview, Oregon, a city in Lake County, Oregon, This city is situated at the foot of the Warner Mountains and at the edge of the Southeastern Oregon high desert. Lakeview, Oregon is popular among tourists for its abundant outdoor sport/touristic activities such as wildlife Watching, fishing, birdwatching, camping, hangliding, hiking, rockhounding, hunting, wildlife and wildflowers.
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234.5
(22.3) |
145.7
(13.9) |
Lake District Hospital
Altitude: 4777 feet
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Lake District Hospital, a hospital in Lakeview, Oregon. An acute care hospital, besides an attached 47-bed unit for skilled long term care, a home health and hospice service, and outpatient services are situated here. Bullard Canyon Road, to the east travels into the Fremont National Forest, Oregon
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242.2
(14.6) |
150.5
(9.1) |
Crane Creek Road
Altitude: 4810 feet
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Crane Creek Road, NFD 3923 Road, Fremont National Forest,
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251.6
(5.2) |
156.3
(3.2) |
Goose Lake
Altitude: 4767 feet
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Goose Lake, Goose Lake State Recreation Area,
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256.8
(0.0) |
159.6
(0.0) |
State Line
Altitude: 4843 feet
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Oregon/California State Line, at New Pine Creek, Oregon, a community in Lake County, Oregon, southeast of Goose Lake State Recreation Area, a state Recreation area, located in Lake County, Oregon on the east side of Goose Lake near the Oregon-California border. This is where the Outback Scenic Byway ends.
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