Ancient juniper trees border trails in Oregon’s Badlands Wilderness. The Oregon Badlands Wilderness, so named for its wild and rugged terrain, lies just 15 miles east of Bend, Oregon.

The Oregon Badlands is what bureaucrats call an "urban interface" wilderness, beginning where ranchettes end, just east of Bend. The wilderness also borders U.S. 20, the busiest east-west highway ...

This is only one of many hikes in the Oregon Badlands Wildnerness, which is accessible by six trailheads on all sides. For this loop hike, start at the Flatiron Rock Trailhead, easily found on the ...

The Oregon Badlands is the strangest wilderness in Oregon, with no mountains, lakes or streams. This desert landscape east of Bend was buried by a basalt lava flow about 10,000 years ago. As more lava ...

Sept. 3 of this year marked the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. On that day 60 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act of 1964 into law, officially creating the ...

The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act was signed into law in 2009, permanently protecting the Badlands. The 3-mile trek to Flatiron Rock is a rambling stroll that can take about an hour.

About 17 miles east of Bend, the Oregon Badlands Wilderness is nearly 30,000 acres of twisted junipers and interesting rock formations that make an ideal hiking destination during the fall and winter.

The Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday it has developed a draft wilderness management plan and environmental assessment for the Oregon Badlands Wilderness, located ...

East of Bend, in the Badlands Wilderness Area, firefighters also were monitoring Incident 127, a small fire first reported Sunday that's creeping and smoldering in two juniper trees.

About 17 miles east of Bend, the Oregon Badlands Wilderness is nearly 30,000 acres of twisted junipers and interesting rock formations that make for an ideal hiking destination during the fall and ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) — A shimmering layer of white had already blanketed the Cascades, so it was time to head east for a fall hiking adventure. Each year, as winter slowly creeps in and our favorite ...