📜 Vast desert playa in southeastern Oregon, known for its unique geology and stark beauty.
🔍 Features shimmering salt flats, hot springs, and views of Steens Mountain.
🌌 Incredible stargazing due to minimal light pollution.
📸 Jaw-dropping vistas, a photographer's paradise.
🚶♀️ Explore vast dry lake bed, suitable for land sailing and camping.
♨️ Visit nearby Alvord Hot Springs for soaking.
⚠️ Remote location with no potable water, cell service, or amenities.
🚗 Driving on wet playa is dangerous, can lead to getting stuck.
💨 Strong winds and unpredictable weather are common.
🗓️ Ideal conditions June-November when playa is usually dry.
⛺ Camp on the edges of the desert, not the middle.
💧 Bring own shade, shelter, and water.
🗑️ Pack out all waste, including human and pet waste.
🕒 Accessible year-round; ideal conditions exist June through November.
Plenty of room for vehicular travel on the dry playa.
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