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Destination Northeast Oregon
■■ Anthony Lakes Recreation and Ski Area www.anthonylakes.com 541-856-3277
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Pristine and quiet, this beautiful high mountain lake offers camping, fishing, hiking and picnicking in the summer. Trails lead to close lakes, or you can link up to the Elkhorn Crest Trail. In winter, Anthony Lakes Ski Area’s 7,100-foot base elevation provides powder snow that draws skiers and snowboarders from near and far. To get there, take Exit 285 off I-84 at North Powder, turn west toward the mountains and follow signs 20 miles.
■■ Spout Springs Ski Area www.skispoutsprings.com 541-566-0327
This area is located between Elgin and Weston on Highway 204. In winter, ski downhill and Nordic, snowboard, snowshoe and ride snowmobiles. Features two lifts, a restaurant/lounge and night skiing. In summer, hike and mountain bike through the Blue Mountains.
■■ Meacham Divide Nordic Ski Area
Nordic ski in the hear of the Blue Mountains on 25 kilometers of ski trails groomed with diagonal and skate lanes. On the Umatilla National Forest, the ski area is operated by volunteers through a private/public partnership. Located 17 miles west of La Grande off I-84 at Exit 243.
An area for all seasons As the snow melts around Anthony Lake, the area turns into a summer play land, with a campground, fishing (no motorized boats allowed), and hiking the many trails, which range in length from a quarter-mile to much longer — this is one end of the Elkhorn Crest Trail, a 24-mile route that follows the ridgeline of the Blue Mountains.