Jack Lake Trailhead
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 44.49186, -121.79416
- Elevation: 5150 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 3.5 hours
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Hikes starting here
- Canyon Creek Meadows Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Wasco Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Fees and Regulations
- Vault toilet, picnic tables
- Northwest Forest Pass (or America the Beautiful Pass) required at the trailhead
- Central Cascades Wilderness Permit required: $6 overnight permit; $1 per person day use (June 15th - October 15th)
- Self-issued wilderness permit; wilderness rules apply
- No camping within 100 feet of water or trails. Please respect the environment and other hikers
Driving Directions
(NOTE: Do NOT rely on Google for directions; it may tell you to take Forest Road 260, which is horrible.)
From the west, go over Santiam Pass on U.S. 20.
Just past Suttle Lake, take a hard left on Forest Road 12.
Continue straight through the 4-way crossroads and veer right directly after that, continuing on FR 12.
In 3.3 miles, continue straight on FR 1230.
Half a mile later, at a large intersection near Jack Creek Campground, continue straight on FR 1234, following signs for Jack Lake.
The trailhead is 7 miles further on; at some point, the road turns to dirt/gravel, but it's fairly wide and easily doable in any car.
Other Notes
- There are two or three campsites at the trailhead, unadvertised by the USFS. The full service campground that was here was burned in the 2003 B & B Complex Fires.
Contributors
- Jamey Pyles (creator)