Fairview Peak Restoration
December 2023 update: More than a year after the announcement below I have not seen Fairview Peak be made available
My quest to visit every standing fire lookout in Oregon
December 2023 update: More than a year after the announcement below I have not seen Fairview Peak be made available
The lookout on Waldo Mountain has been wrapped to protect it from the Cedar Creek Fire, which started in the
Type: L-4 ground cabin Status: Rental Elevation: 8,222′ Visited: June 29 – July 3, 2022 We rented the Drake Peak
Type: R-6 ground cabin Status: Staffed in summer, rentable in winter Elevation: 7,185′ Visited: June 30, 2022 Today we were
A visitor reported on Facebook that the lookout on Watson Butte in the Umpqua National Forest has collapsed. It was
Type: 30′ tower Status: Abandoned Elevation: 6,113′ Visited: June 11, 2022 The third lookout I visited today was Table Mountain.
Type: 40′ steel tower Status: Staffed Elevation: 5,210′ Visited: June 11, 2022 After visiting Chase Mountain I stopped at Parker
Type: 20′ steel tower Status: No longer staffed Elevation: 6,349′ Visited: June 11, 2022 This was the first of three
Type: Two-story lookout Status: No longer staffed Elevation: 6,352′ Visited: May 28, 2022 After visiting Wagontire Mountain the previous day,
Type: Two-story lookout Status: No longer staffed Elevation: 6,510′ Visited: May 27, 2022 During a stormy, wet, windy Memorial Day