Lake County, Oregon lies in Central Oregon between Deschutes & Crook counties bordering Harney county on east side and covering an area of 3,821 square miles featuring stunning landscapes from towering Cascade Peaks across high deserts littered with sagebrush. The population was estimated at 7,603 people as of 2020 most living in small rural settlements around Ft Rock often visited for its mesmerizing rock formations of extinct cinder cones known locally as the Fort Rock Formation.