Alvord Desert
Camp on a white playa under Steens Mountain
A vast, cracked alkali playa in remote southeast Oregon, where you can drive out and camp on a dead-flat white expanse beneath the mile-high east face of Steens Mountain — with a soakable hot spring at the edge. As surreal as the Southwest, with a fraction of the people.
Why camp here
Don’t miss: The playa under Steens at sunrise
RVs & rigs: RV & van friendly when dry — NEVER drive a wet playa; no services
What’s here
- Alvord Hot Springs
- Steens Mountain
- Mirror-flat playa
- Incredible dark skies
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