Cascade Lakes Highway (aka Century Drive)

While this road is certainly no Aufderheide, it’s a fantastic road that I highly recommend. It’s scenic, from disturbingly fresh-looking lava flows and fantastic views of Mt. Bachelor to sobering views of recent forest fires and the distinct possibility of up close and personal visit with the extremely large elk in the area.

Here’s a few links:
GORP- Cascade Lakes Highway
Travel Oregon
OregonTravels.com

Here’s a few photos from my recent visit.

View of Mount Bachelor

A good friend and I stopping for a breather and some photos on the North end of the Road.

View back up Cascade Lakes Highway

  • Road Name: Oregon State Route 372 ‘Century Drive Highway’, Lava Lake Road, and Cascade Lakes Highway
  • Counties: Deschutes, Klamath
  • Length: 68
  • Towns: Bend, Crescent Lake Junction, Elk Lake

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Eastern Oregon, Sweepers | July 13th, 2007
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  1. Ron Blood Says:
    May 29th, 2009 at 6:00 PM

    I rode the Cascade Lakes Hwy twice today, once each direction.  Late May, a weekday, virtually no traffic!  FJR 1300AE.  High speeds were achieved.   Fun, fun, fun.  Still snow banks on the sides of the road.  Maybe one of the best riding days for me ever!  A beautiful road.  The state has thoughtfully cleared the trees and other growth  back about 30 feet from the sides of the road.  Makes it much less likely to have an unseen deer or elk jump out in front of you.  Thanks ODOT.

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