Difference between revisions of "Lava Camp Lake Trailhead"
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One way to get there from Portland is, drive South on I-5 for 38 miles. Drive East on highway 22 for 80 miles. Drive West on highway 20 for 3 miles. Drive South on highway 126 for 20 miles. Drive East on highway 242 for about 20 miles to McKenzie Pass. Total 161 miles, 3 hours. | One way to get there from Portland is, drive South on I-5 for 38 miles. Drive East on highway 22 for 80 miles. Drive West on highway 20 for 3 miles. Drive South on highway 126 for 20 miles. Drive East on highway 242 for about 20 miles to McKenzie Pass. Total 161 miles, 3 hours. | ||
| − | Lava Lake trailhead is one mile East. The parking area is 1/2 mile down a gravel road from the highway. | + | Lava Lake trailhead is one mile East of McKenzie Pass. The parking area is 1/2 mile down a gravel road from the highway. |
=== Fees and Regulations === | === Fees and Regulations === | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 14 March 2009
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 44.2593, -121.7871
- Elevation: 5030 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 3 hours
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Hikes starting here
- Trail around Three Sisters Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
As long as you're at the trailhead, check out the Dee Wright Observatory at McKenzie Pass. You get great views of surrounding mountains over a huge lava field. The observatory is a stone structure, built in the 1930s by the CCC. It's open all the time - no doors or gates that can be locked or anything.
Driving Directions
Drive to McKenzie Pass on highway 242. This is between Eugene and the town of Sisters. Highway 242 is closed in the winter so check to make sure it's open.
One way to get there from Portland is, drive South on I-5 for 38 miles. Drive East on highway 22 for 80 miles. Drive West on highway 20 for 3 miles. Drive South on highway 126 for 20 miles. Drive East on highway 242 for about 20 miles to McKenzie Pass. Total 161 miles, 3 hours.
Lava Lake trailhead is one mile East of McKenzie Pass. The parking area is 1/2 mile down a gravel road from the highway.
Fees and Regulations
- Northwest Forest Pass required