Swampy Lakes has numerous trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing for varying levels. This trail is named the Beginner Loop and takes you on gentle terrain through a lodge pole pine forest. The scenery is gorgeous with the Three Sisters in perfect view on a clear day and the area is serene and only 15 miles away from the city of Bend. Swampy Lakes area is popular on winter weekends, but there are enough trails that people take so as not to be crowded.