Portion of Olallie Lake Scenic Area
Re-Opened While Remainder of Area Remains Closed
Portions of Pacific Crest Trail Remain Closed
Bull of the Woods Wilderness Area Closed
Portion of Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area Closed Due to Fire Activity
Updated Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Effective today, the northern portion of the Olallie Lake Scenic Area has re-opened. The southern and western portions of the area remain closed.
The following locations are now open: Olallie Lake Resort, Paul Dennis Campground, the northern most Olallie Lake boat ramp, Olallie Lake Picnic Area, the historic guard station, Camp Ten Campground, Triangle Lake Campground, and Lower Lake Campground. The waters of Olallie Lake are also open. Dispersed camping sites between the Olallie Lake Picnic Area and Camp Ten Campground are open to accommodate these dispersed sites. The Olallie Lake Scenic Area is closed south of Camp Ten Campground.
Road 4220 is open only between its junction with road 4690 at the north and Camp Ten Campground at the south. Road 4220 remains closed south of Camp Ten Campground. Road 4220 remains closed between Forest Road 46 and Breitenbush Campground.
Please follow the link to Fire Closure and Map for more specific closure information.
The Pacific Crest Trail remains closed between Jefferson Park at the south (within the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness) and Triangle Lake Equestrian Campground at the north.
A Forest Service shuttle is transporting hikers from the Pacific Crest Trail between the South Fork of Breitenbush River Trailhead along Forest Road 4685 (located on Willamette National Forest) and Triangle Lake Campground intermittently as needed between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. The shuttle does not depart and arrive on a set schedule but only as needed when hikers arrive at either the trailhead at
South Fork of
Breitenbush River Trailhead or Triangle Lake.
Road 4630 which provides a access to Lake Harriett is closed due to its close proximity to fire camp and fire traffic. Please access Lake Harriet via Highway 224 and then via Forest Road 57.
Fires ignited by a lightning storm on Tuesday, August 17 have forced closure of the entire Bull of the Woods Wilderness Area including trails. On Monday, August 29, an area closure was expanded to include areas north, east, and south of the Bull of the Wood Wilderness Area. Please follow the link to Closure Order and Map for specific locations closed. Bagby Hot Springs,and Pegleg Falls Recreation Areas are open to the public.
Fire Information and Fire Updates
The Type I Pacific Northwest Team 2 (Incident Commander Chris Hoff) has assumed command of the View Lake Fire Complex which includes the the View Lake Fire within the Olallie Lake Scenic Area, fires burning with the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, and fires within a portion of the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness including the Pyramid Butte Fire.
For complete fire infomation about fires within the Olallie Lake Scenic Area, the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, and the Pyramid Butte Fire within the Mt. Jefferson Wilderenss, please follow the link to:
www.inciweb.org
Please scroll down the "Incident" column at the left to find the View Complex Fire Incident. The View Complex Fire contains information related to the fires mentioned above.
The fire information phone number at the Incident Command Post at Ripplebrook is 503-834-5507.
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