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 Crack in the Ground is located in such an arid
region, barely any filling has occurred. As a result,
Crack in the Ground exists today nearly as it did
shortly after its formation. When you get there it is
easy to cool off, as the bottom of the crack can be as
much as twenty degrees below the surface temperature.
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Fort Rock State Natural Area
- an isolated volcanic tuff ring with the southern rim
broken by the ancient water waves of Fort Rock Lake. A
one-mile trail circling the interior of the ring
provides visitors an opportunity to view this feature up
- 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.
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" 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
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