Difference between revisions of "Lava Camp Lake Trailhead"
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− | + | From Portland, 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. Note: Highway 242 is closed in the winter so check to make sure it's open. | |
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− | Lava Lake | + | Lava Lake Trailhead is one mile east of McKenzie Pass. The parking area is 1/2 mile down a gravel road from the highway. |
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+ | 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. |
Revision as of 15:23, 17 April 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)
Driving Directions
From Portland, 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. Note: Highway 242 is closed in the winter so check to make sure it's open.
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
Other information
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.