Oregon — an ideal destination for fun fall adventures — is the Oregon Badlands Wilderness. This 29,180-acre spread of low-rising hills, basalt rock, juniper, sagebrush, canyons, and grasslands ...

The Oregon Badlands is the strangest wilderness in Oregon, with no mountains, lakes or streams. This desert landscape east of Bend was buried by a basalt lava flow about 10,000 years ago. As more lava ...

The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act was signed into law in 2009, permanently protecting the Badlands. The 3-mile trek to Flatiron Rock is a rambling stroll that requires about an hour of hiking.

The creation of the Badlands Wilderness Area (click for BLM pdf file on the area) just east of Bend is a nice protection of the central Oregon landscape. Of course, the Badlands lava flow has been ...

A remarkable slice of high desert, the Oregon Badlands east of Bend is a quiet wilderness area with stunning scenery. Dirt trails lead past basalt rock formations and old-growth stands of juniper ...

It’s a 6-mile-round-trip hike in the Oregon Badlands Wilderness that leads to a large rock outcropping. The path from the parking lot is wide and easy to follow. The scenery is that classic ...

BEND, Ore. — Even in the depths of a somewhat harsh winter, hikers in Central Oregon can find trails that remain relatively dry and snow free. Areas east and north of Bend offer several ideal ...

About 17 miles east of Bend, the Oregon Badlands Wilderness is nearly 30,000 acres of twisted junipers and interesting rock formations that make for an ideal hiking destination during the fall and ...

Oregon’s congressional delegation ... In the meantime, the Badlands has temporary protection as a wilderness study area. The BLM management plan that was implemented this spring closed Route ...

The Oregon Natural Desert Association, Friends of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness and Juniper Group of the Sierra Club said Monday they are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the ...