Lava Lands Visitor Center & Lava Butte
Lava Lands Visitor Center
The northern gateway to Newberry National Volcanic Monument, where broad black lava flows surround a cinder cone you can drive up to the summit.
The Lava Lands Visitor Center is the main entrance to Newberry National Volcanic Monument, about 18 km from Bend. Its exhibits explain the lava field formed by an eruption around 7,000 years ago. A paved trail crosses the lava flows next to the visitor center. Lava Butte is a cinder cone about 150 meters tall. In summer, shuttle buses take visitors to the top, while private vehicles need a permit. From the summit you can walk around the crater rim and look out over the lava flows and the distant Cascade Range. A national forest parking fee is about US$5 per day, or you can use an America the Beautiful national park pass.
Opening hours
About May–Oct, 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Lava River Cave
- High Desert Museum
- Benham Falls
- Bend Ale Trail
- Old Mill District
- Drake Park & Mirror Pond
- Pilot Butte
- Shevlin Park