Jlli'Jy- Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon 



Bagsby Springs, two medicinal hot springs, may be reached by trail from Hstacada. 

 These springs are distant two and three days' travel, respectively, from Portland. 



A good trail, beginning at Dodge, a post office 9 miles north of Estacada, ex- 

 tends along the west boundary of this part of the Oregon National Forest and 

 follows the high divide southward at Elk Lake and North Santiam River. The 

 High Camp, Red House, and Skunk Cabbage Trails, which enter the Forest from 

 towns along the Molalla, lead into this trail from the west. It passes through an 

 area which is very rugged and scenically beautiful. One can go in a week of easy 

 riding from Estacada by the Dodge Trail to Elk Lake and return down the Clack- 

 amas River. This trip takes in the high divide between the Clackamas and Molalla 

 Rivers, Bagsby Hot Springs, and Battle Axe Mountain with its wonderful view of 

 the Cascade Range panorama. Those who want to extend the trip and do not 

 mind some rough traveling may branch off at Elk Lake, take the Old Indian Trail 

 over the Scorpion Mountains to the summit of the Cascades, and return to Estacada 

 by way of Clackamas Lake and Squaw Mountain. 



The peculiar topographic formation and advantageous situation of Lookout 

 Mountain make it especially important as a recreation ground. It is a long, nar- 

 row ridge, 4,600 feet high, from which a clear view may be obtained of Mount 

 Hood and the whole Cascade Range to the west and of the plains of central Oregon 

 and the Blue Mountains to the east. High Prairie on th^ north slope and near 

 the summit. Brooks Meadow lower down and north of the mountain, and Badger 

 Lake on the south, are among the best camp sites. The Summit Trail along the 

 top of the ridge between these points connects with the wagon road from Dufur. 

 Brooks Meadow is reached by wagon road from The Dalles or by trail from the 

 Hood River Valley. 



Mount Jefferson, one of the finest scenic peaks in Oregon, is described in the 

 section on the Santiam National Forest. 



From Olallie Butte 30 or more lakes are visible along the summit of the main 

 Cascade Range, extending in a chain northward from Mount Jefferson toward 

 Mount Hood. The climb to Olallie Butte gives a memorable view of the whole 

 summit country. There are good camping sites at all of these lakes, and they may 

 be reached by the main trail system southward from Mount Hood, or from Esta- 

 cada by the Summit Trail by way of Squaw Mountain and Clackamas Lake, or by 

 the trail up the Clackamas River from Estacada. 



