Willamette National Forest
National Forest · Springfield, Oregon
Nearly 1.7 million acres along the western slope of the Cascades between Mount Jefferson and the Calapooya divide, with over 380,000 acres of wilderness and seven major peaks. This is the wet side - Douglas fir, western hemlock and some of the last accessible old growth in the state - and it holds the McKenzie River, whose water runs so clear over blue volcanic rock that the Tamolitch pool looks artificially coloured. Proxy Falls, Sahalie and Koosah, and a string of hot springs sit along its highways.
3106 Pierce Parkway, Springfield, Oregon, 97477, United States
FREE and open 24 hours a day, year round across nearly 1.7 million acres. ⚠ OREGON 242 OVER McKENZIE PASS - the road to Proxy Falls and the Dee Wright Observatory - IS CLOSED BY SNOW FROM ROUGHLY NOVEMBER TO LATE JUNE, and is closed to vehicles over 35 feet at all times. A Northwest Forest Pass is required at most developed trailheads, and a Central Cascades Wilderness Permit for much of the Three Sisters and Mount Jefferson wilderness in the summer season, booked in advance. Campgrounds are seasonal. Trails and facilities along the McKenzie remain affected by the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire.
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