Christmas Valley in the Mirror

Christmas Valley, Oregon is Oregon’s fastest growing community. It is also one of Oregon’s newest communities. Learning that you will be traveling to Christmas Valley may lead you to visions of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, Frosty the snowman, and Christmas Trees. At Christmas Valley you might slowly drive down tinsel road, or jingle bell road, but you will find that apart from the Christmas names on the roads and stores like Santa’s Hardware, Tinsel Tailor and Forever Christmas Gifts and more, there is little to find in Christmas Valley that reminds you of Christmas.
Asking a local what they do in and around Christmas Valley got some surprising answers. Explore the Crack in the Ground, Fort Rock Cave, Christmas Valley Sand Dunes, Fossil Lake and the Lost Forrest. These suggestions were followed with go fishing, and explore the new Basin and Range Birding Trail. When asked for an interesting facts about Christmas Valley I was told that electrical power didn’t reached North Lake county until October 28, 1955 and Froggy’s Pizza and Deli uses real black beer in their dough.
Things to do in and around Christmas Valley
Go Golfing on Christmas Valley’s championship course.
Explore the Basin and Range Birding Trail with its 19 hotspots for birders. Oregon ranks fifth in the country for bird diversity with nearly 500 species, Lake County boasts of 328 of those. Maps available at local businesses, Lakeview BLM Office and US Forest Service offices in Silver Lake, Paisley, and Lakeview.
Fishing North Lake County offers a variety of fishing opportunities for the novice and expert fisherperson. Pick from your choice of redband and brook trout found in the many small streams that flow from the East Slope of the Yamsey Mountain. Fishing the Silver, Buck, Coyote, Long and Bridge Creeks will land you pan sized mouth watering fish. Thompson Valley, Duncan, and Ana Reservoirs will provide you with fishing tales for many a campfire story whether you angle from the bank or from your boat.
Explore the Fort Rock Cave, Christmas Valley Sand Dunes, Crack in the ground, Fossil Lake and Lost Forrest.
We only spent two hours in Christmas Valley which was just enough to know that though Christmas Valley maybe in our mirror now. We would return again to explore the magic of Christmas Valley.

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