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Elk Lake Campground

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Battle Ax Mountain (1,692 m)Summits & peaks

Battle Ax is a shield volcano in the West Cascade Range of Oregon. The shield is mostly made of andesite. The summit, which can be reached via the Battle Ax Mountain trail, marks the boundary between the Mount Hood National Forest and the Willamette National Forest as well as the boundary between the Opal Creek Wilderness and the Bull of the Woods Wilderness. Battle Ax was supposedly named after t

0.2 km · ~2 min walkDirections ↗
Mount BeachieSummits & peaks9.7 km · ~37 min driveDirections ↗
Upper Arm Day Use AreaAttractions18.2 km · ~39 min driveDirections ↗
Deadhorse Mountain (1,480 m)Summits & peaks22.9 km · ~95 min driveDirections ↗
Marten Buttes FallsWaterfalls23.7 km · ~53 min driveDirections ↗
Opal Creek Wilderness
Opal Creek WildernessParks & play

The Opal Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Willamette National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon, on the border of the Mount Hood National Forest. It has the largest uncut watershed in Oregon.

72 km · ~163 min driveDirections ↗
Bull of the Woods Wilderness
Bull of the Woods WildernessParks & play

The Bull of the Woods Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Mount Hood National Forest in the northwestern Cascades of Oregon, United States. It was created in 1984 and consists of 37,607 acres (15,219 ha) including prime low-elevation old-growth forest, about a dozen lakes of at least 1-acre (4,000 m2) and many large creeks and streams. Adjacent areas, including Opal Creek Wilderness to

98.9 km · ~158 min driveDirections ↗
Flume Creek Falls
Flume Creek FallsWaterfalls99.6 km · ~189 min driveDirections ↗
Jawbone Flats
Jawbone FlatsAttractions

Jawbone Flats is a ghost town in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Opal Creek, approximately 22 miles (35 km) from Salem, the state capitol, and is accessible via the Opal Pool Loop trail. Established in 1931, Jawbone Flats was a mining camp founded after miners discovered gold in the region in 1859.

99.6 km · ~189 min driveDirections ↗

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