Benham Falls are rapids of the Deschutes River located between Sunriver and Bend, Oregon, United States. The falls were created by the eruption of nearby Lava Butte approximately 6,000 years ago, as the lava flow dammed the Deschutes, forming a lake known as Lake Benham. The river eventually flowed over

The Lava River Cave near Bend, Oregon, is part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, which is managed by the United States Forest Service. The cave is an excellent example of a lava tube. At 5,211 feet in length, the northwest section of the cave is the longest continuous lava

Lava Butte is a cinder cone located in central Oregon, USA, just west of US Highway 97 between Bend and Sunriver. It is part of a system of small cinder cones on the northwest flank of Newberry Volcano, a massive shield volcano which rises to the southeast. The cinder cone

Todd Lake is a natural lake near the crest of the Cascade Range in central Oregon. Todd Lake Loop Trail is an easy 2.1 mile loop trail around the lake. There is a day-use area and a rustic campground located on the west shore of the lake. In the summer, Todd

Sparks Lake lies 26 miles west-southwest of Bend along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway in Deschutes National Forest. Named for a nineteenth century rancher, “Lige” Sparks, the water body is a leftover of a greater lake that has halfway filled with sediment and vegetation. Mount Bachelor, Three Sisters, Broken Top, along