The Top 10 Natural Monuments in the Santa Lucia Range
Santa Lucia Rangeβs landscape is a beautiful place to explore β something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 10
beautiful natural monuments in the Santa Lucia Range. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in the Santa Lucia Range. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: December 4, 2025
West Valley Hot Springs
Highlight β’ Natural Monument
The idyllic wooden bathhouse on the grassy plain in the middle of the wilderness and the crystal clear deep pool makes West Valley Hot Spring one of my favorites, though β¦
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Eagleville Hot Springs
Highlight β’ Natural Monument
Perfect roadside hot springs with two pools of different temperature. A little bit protected from view by its location at the foot of the steep roadside slope, but obviously not β¦
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South Warner Overlook to Lower Alkali Lake
Highlight β’ Viewpoint
The gravel road meanders down the eastern contours of th South Warner Wilderness. From this turn a spur leads to an overlook high above the lower Alkali Lake, a huge β¦
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West Valley Reservoir Hot Spring
Highlight β’ Natural Monument
The perfect, almost developed wild hot spring: The water wells up from the sandy bottom and is held in a nice wooden tub, even protected from the elements by a β¦
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Hunter's Hot Springs Resort
Highlight β’ Natural Monument
Hunter's Hot Springs Resort is the only place in the state of Oregon with an active geyser known as the "Old Perpetual". Additionally to this unique geothermal feature, there is β¦
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Davis Creek Obsidian Mine
Highlight β’ Natural
At the Davis Creek Obsidian Mine, you can find black to silver to laced obsidian. The road close to the mine is in good shape and it takes just five minutes to hike to the main mining site.
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Warren Peak
Highlight β’ Summit
Views in all directions can be appreciated from the Patterson Saddle. There is no official trail up the steep, loose slope to the peak, so use extreme caution if you plan to ascend.
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Patterson Lake
Highlight β’ Lake
Warren Peak rises out of the quarter-mile wide Patterson Lake. This lake makes an excellent turnaround point on a day hike, or a resting spot before the final push to the summit.
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Lower Alkali Lake Overlook
Highlight β’ Viewpoint
Great views from this turnoff from forest road 42 high above Lower Alkali Lake. The basin has no outflow, all water draining into it evaporates, creating a huge salty plain.
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Lower Alkali Lake Overlook
Highlight β’ Viewpoint
From the eastern flank of the South Warner ridge the shimmering brownish white lower Alkali Lake stretches east.
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