Sports & Outdoors
Goose Lake State Recreation Area
Check pricesA lakeside state recreation area on the Oregon-California border, known for waterfowl, cranes, eagles, and dark night skies.
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Museums
Lake County Museum
A Lakeview, Oregon museum showing high-desert history, from ancient fossils to settler and Paiute artifacts.
118 South E Street, Lakeview, OR 97630 · Lakeview, OR
About Lake County Museum
The Lake County Museum sits beside the Schminck Memorial Museum on South E Street in Lakeview. Both buildings are owned by Lake County and together hold three full floors of artifacts about the high desert. The displays cover two strands of local history, white settlement and the Paiute people. Older pieces include fossils and a mastodon tusk estimated at 9,000 to 12,000 years old. Because the collection is donated and space is limited, exhibits rotate, especially during the off season. The museum also keeps genealogy and historical research materials such as obituaries, photos, and newspaper accounts. Visitors who plan to research should call ahead.
- #high desert history
- #fossils
- #Paiute history
- #genealogy research
- #county-owned
What's around here?
The closest stops to Lake County Museum, ordered by straight-line distance.
