North Lake County is home to the oldest, as well as the newest
towns in Lake County.
Silver Lake, Oregon, founded in the late 1800s, is steeped in
history. Duncan and Thompson Reservoirs are within easy driving
distance from Silver Lake, and the town has a gas station, a
grocery store, restaurants, and more.
Christmas Valley, North Lake County's fastest growing
community, didn't come into existence until 1961. It boasts a
nine-hole championship golf course, an airport, gas stations,
grocery stores, motels, restaurants, variety stores, realties,
RV parks, and it's own bi-monthly newspaper, The Desert
Whispers. A vast sand dune system and Crack-in-the-Ground are
within easy access.
The town of Fort Rock named for the Fort Rock Monument &
Fort Rock Cave, is the site of the most significant
archeological find of modern times. Fort Rock also offers a gas
station, a grocery store, a café, and a view of the past
at the Homestead Village Museum.
Summer Lake, located in a beautifully lush valley below Winter
Rim, is home to the Summer Lake Oregon Wildlife Refuge. Here
wildlife abounds and thousands of migrating birds visit each
year. Summer Lake also has a restaurant, a motel, a Bed &
Breakfast Inn, an RV park and a mineral hot spring.
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