McKenzie Pass Lava Field (Belknap Crater)
Nature & Parks· Bend & the Oregon Cascades

McKenzie Pass Lava Field (Belknap Crater)

Good forOutdoor lovers

The lava field at McKenzie Pass on Oregon Highway 242 poured out of Belknap Crater roughly 1,500 to 3,000 years ago. The Pacific Crest Trail crosses it. For anyone who wants to stand inside a High Cascades volcanic landscape without a long approach, this is the place.

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