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    Description

    Located in southeastern Oregon, the Alvord Desert is a dry lake bed (playa) that can be landed on in the summer.  There is no runway, but because the playa is so flat and open, airplanes can be landed in any direction.  Wherever you land, be sure to fly over and make sure it is clear and safe.

    A hot springs is located on the western side of the playa, near the road.  It is marked by a corrugated tin shed that should be easily visible from the air.   The hot springs is on private property, but public use has historically been tollerated.

    There are no camping facilities, but plenty of flat spots for your tent or bed roll.

    land south of hotsprings, road leads through stone gates up to springs, about 1km

    Runway
    • Surface

      DIRT

    Details
    • Facility ID

      No ID 007

    • Elevation

      4000

    • CTAF

      122.9

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    Location

    Lat: 42.50000000000 , Long: -118.45000000000 - OREGON, USA

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    • Off-Airport
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    • Desert
    • Hot Springs
    Region
    • Northwest Mountain
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    • Public
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    • Landsailing Oregon’s Alvord Desert | Oregon Field Guide

      Landsailing Oregon’s Alvord Desert | Oregon Field Guide

      Think you need water to sail? These innovators have found a way to use the wind to cast off across the waterless Alvord desert, and the experience is both sublime and exciting.

      The Alvord desert is the perfect desert playground for landsailers, with miles of uninterrupted playa and desert scenery and solitude that is unmatched in the Northwest.

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      Alvord Desert

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    • Oregon Outback IV - Alvord Desert

      Oregon Outback IV - Alvord Desert

      The last trip of the year out to the Alvord Desert. Landed in Fields again and camped on the playa. I did a mountain bike ride up to some of the red rock sub-summits of Steens. Pretty nice up there this time of year.
    • Broken Plane in the Alvord Desert

      Broken Plane in the Alvord Desert

      We planned for a nice, relaxing day to fly to the Alvord Desert Playa. Then disaster struck! Ok, it wasn't that bad, but certainly not how we planned to spend the day. 4 Vans RV experimental planes. 1 flat tire. 1,000,000,000 bees. And one good time had by all.
    • ICP Savannah landing @ camp in the Alvord Desert!

      ICP Savannah landing @ camp in the Alvord Desert!

      Landing on the playa! Landed a little too short so it was a bit too far to taxi so a couple and touch & goes gets us down the taxiway.
    • Kitfox at the Alvord Desert 2013

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