Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon ^^"sTx 



Big Meadows are large, marshy areas 26 miles from Detroit and about 10 

 miles from the Minto Trail. The North Santiam River runs through them, though 

 it is but a medium-sized creek at this point. Fishing and hunting are good. 

 Wood, water, and horse feed are available in plenty. A telephone is located 

 here also. There is no scenery of particular interest, and the whole region is 

 densely timbered. A branch trail leads to Three Fingered Jack, 7 miles west. 



The localities known as Sisters and Cascadia are on the east and west parts, 

 respectively, of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Military Road, 

 built in the pioneer days from the Willamette Valley to eastern Oregon. This 

 road crosses the southern end of the Santiam Forest and is popularly known as 

 the Santiam wagon road, since it follows the South Santiam River more or less 

 closely for about 50 miles. Cascadia is a summer resort on the western portion 

 of the road 30 miles southeast of Lebanon, the terminus of a branch of the Southern 

 Pacific from Albany, 15 miles away. The Santiam wagon road can usually be 

 traveled from June to November by teams and from July to September by auto- 

 mobile, though it is not a good automobile road. Parties washing to go by this 

 route must furnish their own transportation facilities, as there is no regular stage. 

 Hotel accommodations may be had at Upper Soda, 12 miles from Cascadia, the 

 Mountain House, 15 miles, and Fish Lake, 33 miles. Beyond Fish Lake no 

 accommodations are to be had until Sisters is reached. 



From Cascadia may be reached splendid fishing grounds along the South 

 Santiam River, Canyon Creek, and other streams. Hunting is not very good, 

 however. Cascadia has a hotel, a store, a camp ground, and a fine soda spring. 

 There is a good camp site on the wagon road at Snow Creek, 24 miles from Cascadia 

 and 9 miles west of Fish Lake. From the top of Sevenmile Hill a trail leads south 

 15 miles to AVolf Rock and Carpenter Mountain. The latter is a fire-lookout 

 station and has telephone connections. The scenery from the 6,000-foot summit 

 of the mountain is truly remarkable. * Side trails lead to Squaw Mountain, Bunch- 

 grass Mountain, and Browder Ridge, from all of which the views are splendid. 



Fish Lake is about 33 miles from Cascadia and is an important stopping place, 

 with a hotel, feed barn, store, and camp ground. The lake drains dry in summer, 

 and the dry lake bed furnishes ample feed for campers' horses. 



At Clear Lake, 2 miles to the south of Fish Lake, there is splendid fishing and 

 boats can be rented. On the eastern shore of the lake is a group of summer-home 



