Sparks Lake

Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Text & Photography By Mike Putnam

Updated June 30, 2020

Sparks Lake offers sweeping mountain views, spring wildflowers and volcanic outcroppings that beckon to landscape photographers.

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Originally Published February 27, 2020

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