Gotchen Creek Guard Station
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 46.08958, -121.48451
- Elevation: 3700 feet
Description
The Gotchen Creek Guard Station, which was constructed in 1909, is the oldest structure in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It was situated on an old wagon trail coming from the east, and the rangers based there monitored the thousands of sheep that grazed in the forest up until the 1940s. The guard station sits in its own grove of aspen and ponderosa and is open to visitors in the summer. During the 2012 Cascade Creek Fire, it was wrapped in aluminum foil for protection.
More Links
- Gotchen Creek Guard Station (Portland Hikers)
- Gotchen Creek Guard Station ski (Portland Hikers)
- "‘Tinfoil’ protects oldest building from wildfire in Gifford Pinchot National Forest" (Ear to the Ground)
- "Gifford Pinchot forest shows 1909 guard station" (Oregon Live)
Contributors
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