Ochoco Lake County Park & Campground @ Sunrise! | Prineville | Central Oregon | 4K Winter Hiking

On January 24, 2024, I was on my way in the early morning to Bandit Springs Sno-Park to do some Winter Hiking (videos forthcoming very soon), when I was struck by this stunning Sunrise casting a radiant glow over Ochoco Lake, so I spontaneously stopped and hiked over to the Shoreline, my first time ever visiting Ochoco Lake! I also checked out the two Day Use Picnic Sites near the Lake and assessed which Campsite is the best one at Ochoco Lake Campground. I got 13 minutes of footage and was there for exactly 17 minutes with walking time back and forth to my car, as I continued on to Bandit Springs Sno-Park for a Yaxtrax'ing adventure! My takeaway was that Ochoco Lake is beautiful and a bit of a hidden/underrated gem that deserves much more fanfare and patronage across greater Central Oregon!