1. Lava River Cave in Oregon This may be my favorite. It’s a mile long, self-guided lava tube. Around 42 degrees year-round means a jacket or fleece and, to be sure, have two light sources ...

The Lava River Cave outside of Bend is a mile deep and 60 feet tall. Here's how to explore Oregon's longest lava tube.

DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST — We are in one of the darkest, quietest places on earth: An ancient subterranean cave in Central Oregon’s volcanic, sage-covered high desert. At this moment, 30 feet ...

Lava River Cave—the longest in the state—is one of the first lava tubes to be discovered in Oregon. It takes the average visitor about 90 minutes to complete the out-and-back route in ...

Yes, some of it may lie tantalizingly out of reach in the ancient lava tubes beneath the high desert. But that’s OK because we’re happy to go there and show you what it’s like.

Starting Aug. 1, visitors to Lava River Cave will need to reserve a parking space before exploring the mile-long lava tube south of Bend. The cave is one of the most popular in Oregon, receiving ...

The walls of the lava tube — a cave formed from a volcanic eruption —were captured via 3D scans of the interior done by O'Brien & Company, a design/building firm based in Oregon incorporating ...

Lava River Cave, a mile-long subterranean lava tube south of Bend, has become the latest place to implement a “timed entry permit system” aimed at spacing out crowds that currently face up to ...

Oregon Field Guide goes underground with a wildlife technician for the Bureau of Land Management whose job it is to find caves formed by lava tubes. The show airs at 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 6:30 p ...