Currently Closed due to 2024 Lane 1 Complex Fire. Nestled deep in the heart of the Cascade Mountains and bordered by miles of national forest lies a quiet campground where solitude is …
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Salt Creek Falls is one of our favorite stops on Oregon’s Highway 58, which links the valley to Central Oregon over the Willamette Pass. It’s a great place for a quick rest …
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Slick Creek Cave is currently closed due to the Bedrock Fire in 2023. During a recent camping trip to Puma Campground, we took a short day hike to Slick Creek Cave. Slick …
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It all started with Aspen Cabin. We loved camping, but we had a newborn. I needed something more than a tent and I’d heard that the Forest Service sometimes rented historic cabins. …
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Henline Falls Trail currently closed due to the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire. Will reopen in 2022 or 2023 after site hazards are addressed. As we researched hikes for the summer, one hike …
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Drake Peak Lookout is seated high in the Warner Mountain Range at an elevation of 8,222 feet. Perched on the end of a ridge, it has nearly 360-degree views and you can …
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We wanted an adventure close to Eugene, so we booked two nights in the Forest Service’s Box Canyon Guard Station on the Auferheide Memorial Drive. The photos online looked nice, but otherwise …
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We’ve fallen in love with renting Forest Service cabins…old guard shacks and lookouts that are no longer used in an official capacity and are now in their Recreational Rental program. Most of …
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Proxy Falls is the perfect mountain escape on a hot valley day. We fled the Willamette valley on such a day, with the thermometer hovering around 97 degrees. Proxy Falls is one …
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We’ve had the Ape Cave on our list for several years, but we kept waiting for our kids to get older. It seemed like we always had a baby around, though, so …