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Take a Hike | Pike Creek Canyon Trail, Alvord Desert

On the edge of the Steen Mountains and the Alvord Desert lies a great day hike ready for exploring. While Pike Creek Canyon Trail is nearly 7 miles in total, it’s easy to turn it into a shorter out-and-back (which we did due to heat) or if you’re looking for some additional adventure, you can extend it for several more miles if you’re willing to do a bit of scrambling, climbing and bushwacking.

Hiking, OregonAndrea NagelAugust 26, 2024hiking, desert, OregonComment

Camping at the Alvord Desert

Deep in the rain shadow of the Steens Mountains, the Alvord Desert is actually a dried-up lake bed ripe with not water, but the opportunity for activities like dirt biking and ATV riding, hiking, geode hunting, artifact finding, and hot spring-ing.

Camping, Dogs, Oregon, TravelAndrea NagelJune 18, 2024camping, desert, Oregon, Road TripComment