11^' Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon 



sites which may be leased for from $ioto$i5a year. Five miles below Clear Lake 

 three large waterfalls occur in the McKenzie River. The lava rock in the locality 

 makes travel difficult along the river below the lake. A good trail south from 

 Fish Lake reaches the McKenzie River 6 miles below Clear Lake, then follows the 

 river to the Belknap Hot Springs, about 20 miles from Fish Lake. Fishing is good 

 along the McKenzie. Accommodations may be had at Belknap Springs. Wagon 

 roads from here lead to central Oregon and down the river to Eugene about 60 

 miles away. There is stage service to Eugene during the summer. 



Immediately on leaving Fish Lake the wagon road to the east begins the 

 difficult ascent of Sand Mountain, the last rise to the summit of the Cascades. East 

 of Sand Mountain the country is more nearly level and is very sandy, with a thin 

 stand of stunted alpine timber. Tw^o miles of this brings the traveler to the unusual 

 camp site at Big Lake, a beautiful sheet of water near the summit of the Cascades 

 at an elevation of about 5,000 feet and at the foot of Mount Washington. Blount 

 Washington has an elevation of 7,769 feet. A mile or more to the north is a long, 

 steep-sided, level-topped butte called, from its shape. Hayrick Butte. 



Beyond Big Lake the precise summit of the Cascades divide is reached within 

 2 miles and the descent of the east slope is begun through the lodgepole and yellow- 

 pine timber. The distance from Big Lake to Sisters is about 20 miles. 



The supervisor's headquarters is at Albany, and district rangers are located 

 at Detroit and at the Cascadia ranger station. 



SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST 



THE Siskiyou National Forest, situated in southwestern Oregon and north- 

 western California, includes an area of about 1,000,000 acres in the Coast 

 Range. These mountains, known as the Rogue River and Siskiyou Moun- 

 tains, are of moderate altitude but exceedingly rough. The principal streams are 

 the Coquille, Rogue, Illinois, Smith, Winchuck, Chetco, Pistol, Elk, and Sixes 

 Rivers. The Rogue heads in the Cascade Range northwest of Crater Lake, and 

 after passing through the famous Rogue River Valle}^, winds its tortuous way in 

 narrow, boxlike canyons through the Coast Range to the sea. 



This country has long been favorably though not widely known as a happy 

 hunting ground. Large herds of deer are not unusual. Small black and brown 

 bear, cougar, red fox, marten, otter, fisher, and silver gray squirrels are common. 



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