An oasis within the coronary heart of Southern Oregon’s excessive desert, Summer Lake Hot Springs attracts guests from across the Pacific Northwest into the therapeutic waters feeding three outside soaking swimming pools and a seasonal indoor swimming pool. Surrounded by sweeping views of the valley flooring and mountains within the distance, cattle grazing amongst tumbleweeds and scraggily juniper bushes far outnumber residents of this resort vacation spot positioned two hours southeast of Bend.
Guests coming to Summer Lake Hot Springs have three choices for lodging at this 145-acre resort: tenting (RV and tent) or renting a visitor home or cabin. We visited in late April and had been met with blue skies and temperatures within the 50s and 60s, a wonderful mixture for soaking within the three outside rock swimming pools of various depths and temperatures hovering round 104º F. Hot water constantly flows by way of PVC piping into the swimming pools; convey water or a beverage of selection (no glass, clearly) and soak all hours of the day or evening.
At evening, we discovered the crimson gentle setting on a flashlight or headlamp was much less disruptive to different friends and simpler on everybody’s adjusting eyes. Without gentle air pollution, star gazing is a magical factor to expertise at Summer Lake. Closed for the season, friends have entry to the indoor pool altering rooms and showers nonetheless. In the warmth of summer time, a dip on this pool (98º F) would really feel great regardless of the time of day.
We pulled our camper trailer over the Willamette Pass for a reservation at a RV web site with full hookups ($55/evening together with admission to the soaking swimming pools). The wind was reasonably relentless; the awning got here down as quick because it went up. We loved entry to close by indoor restrooms with pretty showers and tile flooring heated by geothermal power. 
Many friends who come to Summer Lake Hot Springs take pleasure in a getaway retreat at one of many visitor homes or cabins.
Prepare for no tv or WiFi, however that is the purpose. Soak. Float. Meander alongside one of many filth paths main out to the dry lake mattress. Find the labyrinth. Listen to frogs and birds. Meditate. Drive into Paisley and eat on the saloon. Find the Paisley Caves. Make a day journey to Crack within the Ground or the Fort Rock State Natural Area.
We hope you like Summer Lake Hot Springs as a lot as we did! Happy Tails!
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