Christmas Valley Back Country Byway GeoTour (GT4C3)
Interested in exploring Oregon's Outback, a place often overlooked by highway motorists on their way to well-known attractions?
The 93-mile-long Christmas Valley Back Country Byway (BCBW) provides access to breathtaking high desert landscapes and unique geological features for those with the time and desire to turn off the beaten track onto a country road.
Designated a BCBW on June 29, 1989, Christmas Valley provides the best of nature. From off-highway vehicle use on dunes composed largely of ash and pumice that blew into the area 7,000 years ago when Mt. Mazama erupted to hiking in the remains of an eroded volcano, this area provides something for everyone.
