Camping at the McCormack Campground in the Lake Owyhee Oregon State Park. Also exploring the lake and the area around the lake by bicycle and inflatable kayak.
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@margopack63433 ай бұрын
Beautiful, thank you for sharing your travels.
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
@georgeloveday967416 күн бұрын
Wow, great enjoyable video. The area is now on my list. Thanks for sharing.
@northwestcampervantravels724816 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the nice comment.
@garyblack28584 ай бұрын
Never been to this area. Another great spot you have found. Looks like a good spring campout. Ride my bike, kayak, and do some hiking before the summer heat. Thanks, you are giving me new options to go camp in my Sprinter. Loved the night-time time lapse.
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Sounds great! Thanks for the nice feedback.
@gwengwen45353 ай бұрын
Check out Leslie gulch too! It’s amazing!
@kenlandreth21613 ай бұрын
I live on the lower Owyhee river and grew up on the lake. Just for info the road to the dam and the tunnel is the old railroad bed used during the construction of the dam. I really enjoyed your video it's my home.
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info and the nice comment!
@gwengwen45353 ай бұрын
This is great, I was at the lake last Monday and Tuesday, from the Leslie gulch side. Epic. Want to go back and get on the water!! Also, voice is very soothing, and your videography is beautiful!
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Thanks for the really nice comment. Great place to get out on the water!
@OdySlim4 ай бұрын
Beautiful place. Thank you for the video very much!
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks Slim. Glad you enjoyed it
@Fivetogoable3 ай бұрын
Another enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing and I hope you will keep the content coming!
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Thanks. More to come!
@hermes65874 ай бұрын
Very nice video of a truly magical place, that brought back fond memories of our 2-month stay as camp hosts a few years ago.
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks, I agree there is some magic in the Owyhee canyon.
@suefairfield52203 ай бұрын
Another lovely video. I particularly like your clear directions as well as your calm voice. I too have a Sea Eagle inflatable kayak I hope you get as much pleasure out of yours as I do mine.
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Oh thank you! Yes, I think an inflatable kayak can provide access to interesting places and sights that would otherwise be missed. And it can simply be fun to be out on the water.
@charlesgunther86733 ай бұрын
Leslie Gulch, Leslie Gulch, Leslie Gulch, a crown jewel of Oregon
@zazs22k3 ай бұрын
Pleasant video-thanks for not mentioning the hot springs, best kept somewhat of a secret.
@lindaraysamazingadventures4 ай бұрын
Love your videos....thanks!
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.
@TroutWest3 ай бұрын
Such a fun area, I just got back from visiting. The river is down a lot
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Yes, a great area. I suppose that once water stops flowing out through the glory hole, the river drops a lot.
@jly34424 ай бұрын
awesome video. informative, great visuals, and soothing narration. Keep it up! #MOREOREGONPLEASE
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks, much appreciated.
@garybraach1004 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video and the short time we had to chat at the campground.
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks for the nice comment. It was great to meet someone who had seen some of my videos.
@RamblinRalph4 ай бұрын
Another very interesting video! Never been to that lake, but was in that area more than once. If you get back there again, there's a nice little BLM campground at Antelope Reservoir. It's about twenty-eight miles almost due south of the south tip of the lake and just south of US95. Safe travels!
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Ralph, thanks for the nice comment and the suggestion about Antelope Reservoir.
@user-ii3vn8tn3q3 ай бұрын
So different from Coastal Oregon! Thank you.
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
My pleasure, thanks for watching.
@nonewherelistens19063 ай бұрын
Nice camera work. Well done.
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@sagerat84944 ай бұрын
Beautiful area and beautiful video. I spent a week there last year camping and fishing. Isn't the dam at the north end of the lake? I enjoy your videos. Thanks.
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks. And yes, the dam is at the north end of the lake.
@lakelife930120 күн бұрын
LOCALS ONLY!
@johnculbertson19634 ай бұрын
What iis the height of the tunnel? Can a normal travel trailer go through it? Really love your videos. Keep up the good work!
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks for positive view. There is plenty of height for a travel trailer in the tunnel. People bring big Class A RVs to the campground, but I would think it might be a tight fit for the really big RVs if they met someone on the more narrow parts of the road.
@geraldsouthard70924 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video. What time of the year were you there?
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive feedback. I was there 2 weeks ago. Time is year for visiting is an important factor. This area gets quite hot during the summer.
@terrynelson23854 ай бұрын
I don't see those two campgrounds on Google Maps? A search shows Spring Creek and McCormick at other locations in eastern Oregon.
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
First I apologize about my error in saying "Spring Creek Campground". The two campgrounds at Lake Owyhee State Park are "Indian Creek Campground" and "McCormack Campground". Both "Indian Creek" and "McCormack" campgrounds are indeed located in Lake Owyhee State Park. For some reason Google maps doesn't do well if you just search for Lake Owyhee State Park and then zoom in on the park to find the campgrounds. Fortunately it does fine at finding the park. If you search for "Indian Creek Campground Lake Owyhee state park" in google maps it will find the correct campground. Oregon State Parks has a brochure for Lake Owyhee State Park which shows the location of both campgrounds. You can find the brochure on the Oregon State Parks website.
@ORJeeper4 ай бұрын
Nice video. Can a class c motorhome make it safely on the roads you showed?
@northwestcampervantravels72484 ай бұрын
Thanks for the positive feedback. The road is narrow and in some sections there is a steep drop off on one side. That said, later in my visit I saw a couple of trailers come into the park. The McCormack campground hosts apparently drove a big class A RV into the park. So it can be done. I am rather cautious and I would probably be nervous driving a long and wide vehicle into the park.
@Muddjones3 ай бұрын
Watch out for the lake monster
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
Yes, the rock formations can be scary.
@Muddjones3 ай бұрын
It has been reported that and a siting of a lake monster I’ve read it on the sign at the lake
@patricko91413 ай бұрын
Are drones typically allowed in Oregon State Parks?
@northwestcampervantravels72483 ай бұрын
It varies. Some of the state parks at the coast prohibit drones to protect nesting birds. At Smith Rock State Park in central Oregon, drones are prohibited part of the year to protect raptor nesting. There can be other reasons like proximity to an airport, for instance at South Beach State Park. It is always important to check.
@lakelife930120 күн бұрын
STAY OUT!
@davidbaldwin99223 ай бұрын
I can do without the added water lapping on the shoreline noise. No need for it at all, and you can do better
@barontynan3 ай бұрын
I’m surprised you weren’t offended by the Glory Hole?
@ragamuffinukes27793 ай бұрын
Don't watch!!! There's more of us who like the lapping water sound than grumpy peeps like you...
@festeCanuck3 ай бұрын
Totally agree...you should replace it with elevator Musak and blathering about the history and geology and biology of this area
@gaylandbarney2231Ай бұрын
@@festeCanuck even better still , there's lots of really horrendous generic , digital ( A.I.?) "music" that hurts one's ears , but is free , so lots of toobers use it............... good gawd , imagine complaining about the sound of water in an outdoor film