Lava Lands Visitor Center is the interpretive hub of Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Friendly rangers will help orient you to the Monument using the center's 3D topographic map. Visit the state of the art interpretive exhibit on area geologic and cultural history, shop in the Discover Your Forest Bookstore, view a variety of films scheduled daily, walk the Trail of Molten Land and the Trail of the Whispering Pines, travel on the fully accessible 5.5 mile Sun-Lava paved path, picnic under the pines, attend a ranger talk, walk to the top of Lava Butte for a spectacular view of Central Oregon. The Lava River Cave, offering self-guided exploration of a mile-long lava tube, is located just down the road from Lava Lands Visitor Center.
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August 19, 2025suzpfistererGood Overview of the Area
Informative, lots of picnic tables, cute ground squirrels, many helpful rangers to answer questions. Free maps. Good view of the lava flow if you aren't going anywhere else.
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July 18, 2025LaurieB980This was a very interesting place to visit! They had a good video, great interpretive maps, lots of books about the area, and other items to see. It helped us to understand better where and why the lava was so prevalent there. Good visit!
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April 14, 2025IdowhatIwant11
Peaceful and Beautiful!
What a cool experience! Even though the visitors center is closed until May, we were still able to explore this amazing place. Incredible views, fresh air, and unique landscape.. what more could you ask for?
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August 17, 2024Jeffrey S
Worth the stop
Very cool place to spend a few hours. Nice visitor center with a great paved trail through the lava fields. There is some incline but nothing hard. Then $3 to take the bus up to the top for some amazing views
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July 22, 2024Indyinin
Good Visitor Center with a Nice Staff.
We arrived pretty late in the day, so we didn't have a huge amount of time at the Visitor Center. The nice lady behind the counter gave us a quick rundown of what we should see if we had the time. She was happy that we already had been to the Big Obsidian Flow Trail and told us we had to go around back and check out the Trail of Molten Land out back (which is amazing too!). We picked up a few odds and ends, a few snacks, and water and checked out the trail. It was stunning. I did not expect it to be as beautiful as it was.