Crystalwood Lodge Blog and News

The area that surrounds the Crystalwood Lodge is filled with a rich history and eye-pleasing diversity.  Located off of Highway 140 on Westside Road, the Lodge is slightly off the beaten trail, but offers a lot of wonderful opportunities for taking in the outdoors.  The Nannie and Cherry Creek Trails, which were once logging roads, are located less than a mile north of the Crystalwood Lodge.  These trails are perfect for horseback riding, a day hike or a gentle evening walk with the dogs.  Along the well-kept gravel trailhead at Nannie Creek, a plethora of easy, scenic walking/riding paths branch off.  The trailhead extends up 5.2 miles to the main parking lot, where hikers can decide whether they want to take the easy hike up to the Puck Lakes (4.8 miles round trip) or the longer and more difficult hikes up to Marguerette Lake (12.8 mile loop) or Luther Mountain (16.7 mile loop).  Peaceful, quiet and scenic, these trails include no entrance fees, gates, warning signs or asphalt intrusion, making a trip down these trails exploration of Southern Oregon at its best. 

For the summer, the trails are generally snow-free and the trailheads easily managed by most vehicles.  For guests who travel with horses, the Crystalwood Lodge does have four horse corrals and private riding trails available.