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d Cascade Lakes Highway

This loop is often called Century Drive because the circuit is just under
100 miles (160 km) long. A stunning display of forest and mountain scenery
unfolds in this relatively short distance. Most memorable are the many
vistas of sparkling lakes backed by craggy Cascade peaks. Trails into the
deep wilderness, idyllic picnic and camping spots, lakes and streams
brimming with trout and salmon, and ski slopes and rustic resorts are likely
to tempt even the most time-pressed traveler to linger on this scenic byway
for as long as possible.

7 Mount Bachelor
Some of the best skiing and
snowboarding in the Pacific
Northwest is here, on Mount CASCADE LAKES HIGHWAY
Bachelor’s 88 runs. There are also
numerous trails for cross-country
skiing and snowshoeing.
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Hosmer
5 Devil’s Garden Lake
Astronauts trained on foot
and in moon buggies for Blow
their historic 1969 moonwalk Lake
on this enormous 45-sq-mile
(117-sq-km) lava flow.
Lava
Lake
Little
Lava
Lake

Cultus
Lake
6 Sparks Lake
This large shallow trout lake, surrounded by mountains, lava
formations, and meadow, was considered by photographer
Ray Atkeson to be the most scenic place in Oregon.
Crane
4 Elk Lake Prairie
Conveniently located along the Reservoir
Cascade Lakes Highway, Elk Lake
is a popular destination for
sailing, windsurfing, and fishing.
The store at the Elk Lake Resort
rents canoes, motorboats,
rowboats, and paddleboats.

3 Osprey Observation Point
Crane Prairie Reservoir hosts a
large colony of osprey that 0 kilometers 5 Wickiup
plunge from the sky like 0 miles 4 Reservoir
meteorites to pluck fish
out of the water.

For hotels and restaurants see pp286–8 and pp296–8

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