yiiJl^^' Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon 



At the mouth of Still Creek, 35 miles from Portland on the automobile road to 

 Mount Hood, the Forest Servdce has set apart two areas for summer residence sites. 

 Fifty small lots have been platted, and a number of them have been leased at 

 small annual rentals. Near Still Creek and the Rhododendron Inn is the Zigzag 

 summer home site area of 118 lots. These lots, with a frontage of 140 feet on the 

 banks of the beautiful Zigzag River, lie among the soft greens and browns of the 

 vine maple and fir woods, and can be leased for $10 a year. Easy access from 

 Portland by automobile and great natural beauty make this section one of the 

 most attractive mountain regions for summer camping and recreation. 



The huckleberry patches in the Forest are much frequented by ranchers and 

 their families. They are usually at high elevations. Notable ones are those on 

 the south slope of Mount Hood, at Squaw Mountain east of Kstacada, on Huckle- 

 berry Mountain south of Welches, and near Lost Lake. IMountain huckleberries 

 are of large size and fine flavor. The Forest Service excludes sheep from the 

 berry patches which are near popular summer resorts and camp grounds. 



Most of the trips in the Oregon National Forest are long enough to require 

 saddle and pack horses, which may be obtained at Hood River, a convenient start- 

 ing point for excursions into the Mount Hood and Olallie Lake regions. Another 

 good outfitting point for the Olallie Lakes is Estacada. This is also the starting 

 point for trips into the Clackamas River country. Columbia Gorge Park may be 

 reached by motor from Portland. Horses can be obtained at Cascade Locks. 



The Oregon National Forest, comprising 1,032,936 acres, has 750 miles of 

 trails and roads, which give easy access to the more important points. 



The headquarters of the supervisor is at 504 Post-office Building, Portland. 

 Information may be obtained on the ground from the forest rangers at Mount 

 Hood post office, Cascade Locks, Welches, Estacada, Wamic, and Wapinita. 



SANTIAM NATIONAL FOREST 



THE Santiam National Forest is on the west slope of the Cascade Range, in 

 Linn and Marion Counties, and occupies the mountainous region from 

 IMount Jefferson and Mount Washington west to the Willamette VaUey. 

 This territory is drained principally by the Santiam River and its tributaries. The 

 area is approximately 607,097 acres. For the most part it is well timbered. 

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