Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fish biologist Jeff Ziller talks about the art of fishing Oregon's mountain lakes.

Check out these four hidden gem locations across Oregon for a relaxing soak in some natural hot springs that show off the ...

Visitors can fish, swim, paddle or soak in a hot spring at Pauline and East lakes in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Central Oregon.

Located in the stunning Deschutes National Forest, the Newberry National Volcanic Monument has everything you need for an ...

Washington’s Lacamas Lake is well-known for its summer water lilies, as well as its calm water with tall trees on each side.

Soak in Nature’s Hot Tub at Paulina Springs These DIY hot springs on Paulina Lake’s north shore bubble up between 90°F and 115°F through beach rocks like nature’s own kettle. The hot stuff seeps ...

Paulina Lake Hot Springs John Elk/Getty Images One of Oregon’s most unique hot springs is the series of primitive pools set along Paulina Lake in the Deschutes National Forest.

The Firestone Fire, burning southeast of located southeast of Paulina Lake, grew to 6,500 acres by Sunday night. This fire along with the Flat Top Fire will be managed by Central Oregon Type 3 ...

Firestone Fire –6500 acres, located southeast of Paulina Lake. This fire along with the Flat Top Fire will be managed by Central Oregon Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT).

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We're not going to get into the "why" of all this, but the volcanism along the Oregon Cascade Range is definitely influenced by a bevy of these tectonic factors. The other fun thing about the Oregon ...

Paulina Lake and lodge Paulina Lake in winter at Newberry Volcanic National Monument in Central Oregon north of La Pine. Just up the trail, the route reaches Paulina Lake and Paulina Lake Lodge.