TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview Map

Map Key

Acknowledgments

Preface

Recommended Hikes

Introduction

PART 1: SOUTH

CALIFORNIA BORDER TO MOUNT THIELSEN

1 California Border to Observation Peak (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 7 Miles)

2 Grouse Gap to Siskiyou Peak (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 5.2 Miles)

3 OR 99 to Pilot Rock (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 9.2 Miles)

4 Sky Lakes Wilderness (Day Hike/1–2 Nights, Out-and-Back, 23.8 Miles)

5 OR 62 to Pumice Flat (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 15 Miles)

6 OR 62 to Crater Lake Rim (Day Hike/1 Night, Point-to-Point, 4.3 Miles)

7 Crater Lake Rim (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 12.4 Miles)

8 Mount Thielsen Loop (1–2 Nights, Loop, 21.6 Miles)

9 Tipsoo Peak and Maidu Lake (2 Nights, Out-and-Back, 30.4 Miles)

10 Diamond Peak Wilderness (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 10.8 Miles)

PART 2: CENTRAL

WILLAMETTE PASS TO SANTIAM PASS

11 Rosary Lakes to Maiden Peak Shelter (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 11.6 Miles)

12 Mink Lake Basin (1–2 nights, Out-and-Back, 24 Miles)

13 Wickiup Plain to Sisters Mirror Lake (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 15.1 Miles)

14 Obsidian Loop (Day Hike/1–2 Nights, Out-and-Back + Loop, 15.9 Miles)

15 Lava Camp Lake to Collier Glacier View (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 14.8 Miles)

16 Little Belknap Crater (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 4.8 Miles)

17 Three Fingered Jack (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 9.5 Miles)

PART 3: NORTH

MOUNT JEFFERSON TO COLUMBIA RIVER

18 Pamelia Lake to Shale Lake Loop (1–2 Nights, Loop, 19 Miles)

19 Jefferson Park (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 14.9 Miles)

20 Breitenbush Lake to Park Ridge (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 7 Miles)

21 Olallie Lake to Upper Lake (Day Hike, Out-and-Back, 4.6 Miles)

22 Little Crater Lake to Timothy Lake (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 4.4 Miles)

23 Twin Lakes Loop (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 4–8.5 Miles)

24 Barlow Pass to Timberline Lodge (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 10.2 Miles)

25 Timberline Lodge to Paradise Park (Day Hike/1 Night, Out-and-Back, 13.7 Miles)

26 Ramona Falls to Sandy River Loop (Day Hike/1 Night, Loop, 4.8–13.7 Miles)

27 Lost Lake to Buck Peak (Day Hike/1 Night, Balloon, 16 Miles)

28 Chinidere Mountain (Day Hike, Loop, 4 Miles)

29 Eagle Creek to Benson Plateau Loop (1–2 Nights, Loop, 29.2 Miles)

Appendix A: Park and Local Contacts

Appendix B: Managing Agencies

About the Author

Map Legend