Mt. Jefferson from the Olallie Lake Day-use Area (bobcat)

Historic guard station near the trailhead (bobcat)

Parking area at the Pacific Crest Trail (bobcat)

• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 44.8141, -121.7949
• Elevation: 4930 feet
• Driving time from Portland: 130 minutes

Hikes starting here

• Olallie and Monon Lakes Loop Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

Driving Directions

Via Estacada:

Take Exit 12A on I-205 South for Clackamas and Estacada, Highway 212E and 224E.

Drive 3.3 miles and bear right for Carver and Estacada on 224E.

Go 14.9 miles, passing through Estacada, to the junction for 211S for Molalla.

From this junction, continue straight on Highway 224E for North Fork Lake. Drive 25.6 miles past the Ripplebrook Guard Station to a junction with FR 57 just past the bridge over the Oak Grove Fork.

Bear right here on FR 46 for Detroit and Bagby Hot Springs. Drive 21.8 miles and make a left turn onto FR 4690.

Go 8.2 miles (after 6.3 miles the road becomes gravel) to a junction and go right on FR 4220 for Olallie Lake.

Pass through an open gate and travel on much-improved gravel for 5.2 miles to an intersection with Spur Road 170.

Make a right here (A left leads to the Olallie Lake Resort and Paul Dennis Campground), and then another right into the trailhead parking area for the Pacific Crest Trail.

Via Government Camp:

Drive Highway 26 east. From the last traffic light in Sandy, just past the ARCO station, drive 40.3 miles on Highway 26, passing through Government Camp, and turn right for Timothy Lake, Olallie Lake, and Skyline Road.

This is Forest Road 42. Keep on this road for 18.9 miles and then keep left for Estacada and Olallie Lake at the junction with FR 4210.

Drive another 3.5 miles and make a left onto FR 4220 (This junction is unsigned).

Drive 2.7 miles to a four-way junction, and bear right to keep on paved, but rough, Skyline Road.

Drive 4.1 miles (After 2.3 miles, the road becomes a narrow, unpaved dirt track – high clearance recommended!) to the junction with FR 4690, which comes in from the right.

Keep straight here, and travel on good gravel for 5.2 miles to an intersection with Spur Road 170, which leads to the Olallie Lake Resort and Paul Dennis Campground.

Keep right here, and then make another right into the trailhead parking area for the Pacific Crest Trail.

WARNING: The four-mile section of Skyline Road north of the junction with FR 4690 is in bad shape. Drive slowly. High clearance recommended.

Fees / Regulations

• Dogs on leash around the lakes.
• No swimming by human or canine in Olallie Lake
• Avoid parking for day hikes at the day-use area

Page Contributors

• bobcat (creator)