Sparks Lake, Deschutes National Forest

Name: Sparks Lake
Address: Deschutes National Forest, United States

#2 among attractions in Deschutes National Forest

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Sparks Lake is a natural body of water near the crest of the central Cascade Range in Deschutes County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The lake is about 26 miles west-southwest of Bend along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway in Deschutes National Forest. Named for a 19th-century rancher, "Lige" Sparks, the water body is a remnant of a bigger lake that has partly filled with sediment and vegetation. ()

Area: 1.22 mi²Maximum depth: 7 ftElevation: 5430 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°0'51"N, 121°44'35"W

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Sparks Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mt Bachelor, Broken Top, Tumalo Mountain, Hosmer Lake.

3.3 miE
Winter sport, Ski area
Mt Bachelor, Mount Bachelor
85 min walk • Mount Bachelor ski resort is a ski resort located in Central Oregon, approximately 22 miles west of Bend, along Century Drive Highway. The ski area is on the northern side of Mount Bachelor, a stratovolcano rising atop a volcanic shield in the Cascade Range.
5.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Volcano
Broken Top, Sisters State Park
134 min walk • Broken Top is a glacially eroded complex stratovolcano. It lies in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, part of the extensive Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon.
5 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Tumalo Mountain, Mount Bachelor
128 min walk • Tumalo Mountain is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located just northeast of Mount Bachelor across the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.
3.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hosmer Lake, Deschutes National Forest
95 min walk • Hosmer Lake is a natural body of water in the central Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Nearly 5,000 feet above sea level, the lake is part of a volcanic landscape about 20 miles west-southwest of Bend along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.
1.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake
Devils Lake, Sisters State Park
44 min walk • Devils Lake is a lake located in Deschutes County, Oregon, along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway and found at an elevation of 5,446 feet.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Elk Lake, Deschutes National Forest
103 min walk • Elk Lake is a natural body of water in the central Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Nearly 4,900 feet above sea level, the lake is part of a volcanic landscape about 25 miles west-southwest of Bend along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.
3 miE
Nature, Lake
Todd Lake, Mount Bachelor
77 min walk • Todd Lake is a natural lake near the crest of the Cascade Range in central Oregon in the United States. The lake covers 45 acres. It is named in honor of John Y. Todd, an early settler in Central Oregon.
5 miNE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Crook Glacier, Sisters State Park
129 min walk • Crook Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range at an elevation between 8,700 and 8,000 feet, nestled within a cirque to the immediate south of Broken Top, an extinct stratovolcano.
6.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake
Doris Lake, Sisters State Park
168 min walk • Doris Lake is a natural body of water in the Three Sisters Wilderness of the central Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon.
5.7 miN
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lewis Glacier, Sisters State Park
146 min walk • Lewis Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range at an elevation generally above 9,000 feet. Lewis Glacier is on the southeast slopes of South Sister, an inactive stratovolcano.
5.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Bend Glacier, Sisters State Park
140 min walk • Bend Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range at an elevation around 8,000 feet. Bend Glacier is just to the north of Broken Top, an extinct stratovolcano.