It’s unclear exactly when this happened, but at some point in the last year the rest of the lookout on Abbott Butte has collapsed. The lookout was included inside the boundary of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness in 1984 and had…
Watson Butte Lookout Collapsed
A visitor reported on Facebook that the lookout on Watson Butte in the Umpqua National Forest has collapsed. It was built in 1937 and had been abandoned for many years so it was only a shell of its former self.…
Hershberger Mountain Lookout Saved
What a bad summer for fires. Numerous lightning-started fires in southern Oregon have been labeled the High Cascades Complex Fires. The lookout on Hershberger Mountain has been threatened by one of those, the Pup Fire. Fortunately they wrapped it and…
Fairview Peak Needs Repairs
The Forest Service has had to close the Fairview Peak lookout. They discovered “structural deficiencies” during an inspection, so the popular lookout is not available to rent this summer. Here’s an article from the March 9 Cottage Grove Sentinel.
Tiller Ranger Station
Type: D-6 cupola Status: On display Elevation: 1,043 feet Visited: June 28, 2015 The lookout on Red Mountain was built in 1928 and there it stood for 57 years. In 1985 the Forest Service moved it off the mountain on a…
Acker Rock
Type: R-6 ground cabin Status: Staffed in emergencies; available to rent from August through October Elevation: 4,112 feet Visited: June 26, 2015 When were planning our long weekend in the area my first choice for a lookout rental was Acker Rock. But…
Pickett Butte
Type: 51′ tower Status: Staffed in summer; available to rent the rest of the year Elevation: 3,290 feet Visited: June 25-28, 2015 Six months ago Greg and I made reservations for the Pickett Butte Lookout for the last weekend of…