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{{2020 Fire Area}}
 
[[Category:Pass Required]]
 
[[Category:Pass Required]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
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[[Category:Opal Creek Wilderness]]
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[[Category:Forest Road Access]]
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[[Category:Opal Creek Wilderness/Scenic Area]]
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[[Category:Willamette National Forest]]
 
[[Category:Central Oregon]]
 
[[Category:Central Oregon]]
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[[Category:Needs pics]]
 
  
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[[Image:Sample.JPG|thumb|400px|Sample trailhead image]]
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[[Image:OpalCreekTrhd1.jpg|thumb|400px|The trailhead parking area near the gate on FR 2209 ''(bobcat)'']]
  
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{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=44.85949|longitude=-122.26479}}
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{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=44.85980|longitude=-122.26460}}
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{{Elevation|1850 feet}}
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* Elevation: 1900 feet
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{{Driving time|2 hours}}
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{{Driving time|105 minutes}}
  
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Opal Creek Trailhead|hike=Opal Creek to Cedar Flats Hike|log=Opal Creek to Cedar Flats Hike/Log|previous=Opal Creek Trailhead|next=Opal Creek-Whetstone Mountain Trail Junction}}
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Opal Creek Trailhead|hike=Opal Pool-Cedar Flats Hike|log=Opal Pool-Cedar Flats Hike/Log|previous=Opal Creek Trailhead|next=Whetstone Mountain-Jawbone Flats Trail Junction}}
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Opal Creek Trailhead|hike=Jawbone Flats Hike|log=Jawbone Flats Hike/Log|previous=Opal Creek Trailhead|next=Whetstone Mountain-Jawbone Flats Trail Junction}}
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Opal Creek Trailhead|hike=Stony Creek Hike|log=Stony Creek Hike/Log|previous=Opal Creek Trailhead|next=Whetstone Mountain-Jawbone Flats Trail Junction}}
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Opal Creek Trailhead|hike=Whetstone Mountain-Battle Ax Creek Loop Hike|log=Whetstone Mountain-Battle Ax Creek Loop Hike/Log|previous=Opal Creek Trailhead|next=Whetstone Mountain-Jawbone Flats Trail Junction}}
  
 
=== Fees and Regulations ===
 
=== Fees and Regulations ===
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Northwest Forest Pass required.
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* Northwest Forest Pass (or America the Beautiful Pass) required.
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* Restrooms, information kiosk
  
 
=== Driving Directions ===
 
=== Driving Directions ===
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From I-5, take exit 253 near Salem. Travel east on Highway 22 for 23 miles, and turn left at a blinking light onto Little North Santiam road. This road is paved for fifteen miles through the Elkhorn Valley and turns to gravel and becomes FS 2209 at the National Forest boundary. Travel another five miles on the gravel road, staying left at a junction until the road ends at a gate with a large parking area.
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Drive I-5 south through Salem and take Exit 253 for Highway 22, Detroit Lake, and Bend.  
  
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A passenger car can handle this trip, but the gravel road can get very rough, and is only occasionally graded.
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After making the exit turn left onto Highway 22. Drive 22.3 miles and turn left onto North Fork Road for the Elkhorn Recreation Area.
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Go 15.4 miles and keep left at a junction where the road changes from pavement to gravel and becomes FR 2209. Here you enter the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area.
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After 1.3 miles, keep left at the junction with FR 2207.
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Drive another 4.3 miles to the large trailhead parking area.
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=== Page Contributors ===
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* [[User:Martell|Martell]] (creator)
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* [[User:bobcat|bobcat]]

Latest revision as of 15:52, 12 October 2020

This trailhead lies within the boundary of extensive wind-driven fires that burned in September, 2020.
It and the trails that it services are presumed closed until further notice.
The trailhead parking area near the gate on FR 2209 (bobcat)

Contents

Hikes starting here

Fees and Regulations

  • Northwest Forest Pass (or America the Beautiful Pass) required.
  • Restrooms, information kiosk

Driving Directions

Drive I-5 south through Salem and take Exit 253 for Highway 22, Detroit Lake, and Bend.

After making the exit turn left onto Highway 22. Drive 22.3 miles and turn left onto North Fork Road for the Elkhorn Recreation Area.

Go 15.4 miles and keep left at a junction where the road changes from pavement to gravel and becomes FR 2209. Here you enter the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area.

After 1.3 miles, keep left at the junction with FR 2207.

Drive another 4.3 miles to the large trailhead parking area.

Page Contributors

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