Lakeview, Oregon: Old Perpetual: Man-Made Geyser
Accidentally created by well-diggers in 1923, the geyser supposedly blasts every 90 seconds. Heat-seeking mini-clams live in the hot springs.
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The directions took us to a rundown hot spring resort and it was hard to get a photo of the geyser past the piles of junk. It is better seen from Geyser View Road on the other side of the geyser from the resort.
[Peggy Harmann, 07/06/2020]
When it erupts, Old Perpetual is visible from Geyser View Lane.
[Kathleen Hayes, 06/29/2019]
Off of Geyser View Lane, a bigger spread in the winter because of temps. Nice little 5 minute stop!
[Mary, 03/01/2019]Staying at the Hunter Springs Resort, which has a few dozen rooms -- and a hot springs-fed swimming pool. The geyser is still going every two minutes while we were here.
[John Francis, 07/07/2017]It appears to be broken, now little more than steam rising from the water. At least during the 20 minutes we were there...
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Old Perpetual: Man-Made Geyser
Hunter's Hot Springs Resort
- Address:
- 95680 Geyser View Lane, Lakeview, OR
- Directions:
- From Lakeview drive north two miles on US-395. Turn left (west) onto Geyser View Lane. Drive a quarter-mile, and park on the shoulder. Geyser is on the left (south) side, and supposedly erupts every 90 seconds.
- Phone:
- 541-947-4242
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Old Perpetual's caretakers have been battling the backers of a nearby geothermal energy plant. There's only so much hot water to go around, and if the plant siphons off too much, no geyser.