'p.'/J'^' Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon 



Jefferson Park, a comparatively level area several thousand acres in extent, 

 is located just north of Mount Jefferson in a tremendous gash across the summit 

 of the Cascades. It is 23 miles by trail from Detroit, .8 of which are along the 

 well-traveled Minto Trail through beautiful stands of timber. The remainder of 

 the way to the park is steep and rugged in places, but passable, and the scenic 

 beauties along the trail and in Jefferson Park should be ample compensation to 

 the lover of mountains. Alpine meadows, bordered with fringes of alpine tim-ber, 

 and numerous little lakes, streams, and waterfalls characterize the landscape. 

 A large glacier on the north side of Mount Jefferson descends almost to the park 

 and can be reached by a few minutes' walk. The drainage from the park flows 

 two ways — to the Deschutes River on the east and to the Santiam River on the 

 west. The larger lakes in the park have been stocked wath brook trout. The 

 hunting is good. 



Marion Lake is on the well- traveled Minto Trail, 23 miles from Detroit. It 

 lies at 4,000 feet elevation and is one of the largest lakes in this section of the 

 mountains. The fishing is fine here. There are also other lakes near-by which 

 have been stocked \\dth trout. Three Fingered Jack is a few miles south of the 

 lake, with many scenically interesting bluffs and buttes near by. Camping facilities 

 are excellent. There are telephone connections. Most of the burns in this region, 

 and everywhere in the Forest above 3,500 feet elevation, abound in luscious 

 huckleberries. 



At Marion Lake the Forest Service has surveyed, and now has ready tor lease 

 at from $12 to $15 a year, two groups of summer-home sites — the Camp Marion 

 group on the northwest shore and the Jefferson group on the southwest shore — 

 in locations which promise to be ideal for hunting, fishing, scenery, or quiet 

 enjoyment. 



Three Fingered Jack is especially attractive to the lover of mountain scenery. 

 It includes a group of jagged rocky pinnacles on the main "backbone" of the 

 Cascades at an elevation of 7,792 feet. The Minto Trail crosses the summit of 

 the range just north of this mountain at a distance of 30 miles from Detroit. There 

 is fishing in the lakes and huckleberries are found in the burns. Wood, water, 

 and horse feed are abundant. Hunting is fairly good also. This locality may 

 also be reached readily from the wagon road at Big Lake, a few miles south, which 

 is mentioned later. 



