Every Lookout in Oregon

Type: 30′ R-6 tower Status: Staffed Elevation: 6,456′ Visited: October 15, 2022 After visiting Crane Point I continued south to check out Antelope Mountain. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Road 544 to the summit had been re-graveled recently,…

Type: Wooden platform Status: Abandoned Elevation: 6,414′ Visited: October 15, 2022 While staying at the Short Creek Guard Station I visited two lookouts, the first one being Crane Point. Does a wooden platform count as a lookout structure? I don’t…

The Crockets Knob Fire was report on August 22, 2022 in the Malheur National Forest. The lookout on Indian Rock in the Malheur National Forest has now been wrapped to protect it from the fire. In case you can’t read…

Type: 50′ tower with L4 cab Status: Staffed Elevation: 5,593′ Visited: July 3, 2021 The third lookout we visited today was Dry Soda. We headed up Road 3925 and found that this tower has the unusual distinction of being right…

Type: 10′ steel tower Status: Unmanned Elevation: 6,678′ Visited: July 3, 2021 After visiting Calamity Butte we drove over to King Mountain. From Road 2820 we turned onto Road 503. This spur wasn’t bad at first, but then there were…

Type: 50′ tower with octagonal cab Status: Staffed Elevation: 6,695′ Visited: July 3, 2021 While staying at the Fall Mountain Lookout we visited several lookouts in the area. First up today was Calamity Butte. The three mile drive on Road…

Type: 100′ tower with 7×7′ cab Status: No longer staffed Elevation: 6,290′ Visited: July 1, 2021 While staying at the Fall Mountain Lookout over the 4th of July weekend we visited several lookouts in the area, the first being Frazier…

Type: 15′ L-4 tower Status: Rental Elevation: 5,946′ Visited: June 29 – July 4, 2021 Fall Mountain is the only lookout rental on the east side of Oregon. We managed to get a reservation for the 4th of July weekend.…