Port Orford news., July 21, 1966, Page 4, Image 4

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A Wilderness Haven...
4 — Port O rford N e w t, Thursday, J u ly 21,
1966
Butler Bar Campground
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S everal u nim proved p la n k areas are found along
the riv e r w here sw im m ers and fish erm en e i\)o y th e ir
in d iv id u a l pleasure«, Slde«woads and tra ils are num erous.
T w o im p ro v e d p km lc areas, S im A in e T r a il C a m p
and Panther C re e k Camp^ a ffo rd fire p la c e s , Cables and
restrooms in restful settings.Sunshine T r a il is 16 m ile s
I f y o u 're seeking peace and solitude for the w e e k ­
end or a w e e k y o u 'll be hard pressed to lo c a te a m o re
fa v o ra b le area than the Butler Bar C am pground, lo c a te d
J O m ile s fro a n the highw ay up the e n c h a n tin g E lk R iv e r.
N estled d eep am ong the riv e r canyon In the rugged Sis­
k iy o u Forest m ountains, this w ilderness c a m p in g area
w i l l d e lig h tth e a p p e tite o f the m ost a v id n a tu re -lo v e r.
L eavin g H ig h w a y 101, about 2$ m ile s north o f Fort
C r f o r i y o ir 11 fo llo w a w id e , paved road for fiv e m ile s ,
Just short o f a m ile before en terin g the Siskiyou N a ­
tio n a l Forest. From here the road is reduced to a w e ll-
g ra v e le d , tw o -la n e route o f la ty c ir v e s bounded on one
side by the Elk and the ether by s k y -h ig h m o u ntain
peaks covered w ith Douglas F ir. Scares o f v a rie tie s of
n a tiv e flow ers and th ru !« m in g le am ong the trees and
fern to fa rm a forest o arpet o f d e lig h tfu l colors.
from the h ig h w a y and 1'anther C re e k Is 1 8 j m ile s .
Just l l m fle s u p r iv e r from Panther C re e k C a m p is
B u tle r Bar C a m p g ro in d , w here 1 1 o v e rn ig h t, or p ic n ic
units a w a it the c a m p e r. Each u n it has its own fire p la c e ,
ta b le and t r a ile r or Sent area. T h e c o o l w a te r fro m Elk
R iv e r is piped into the cam pground and w ood, garbage
cans and restrooms m a k e c a m p in g a re a l tre a t.
H ik in g ,p ic tu re -ta k in g ,fis h in g , fossil hunting or Just
p la in re la x in g w ill m a k e your stay a t B u tler Bar a re a l
v a c a tio n thrlLl.
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Q U IE T SEC LU S IO N and w arm
tem peratu res lend them selves
to a c o m fo rta b le gam e o f p ln -
nochle a fte r a b ig Sunday p ic ­
n ic d i n n e r e n jo y e d by lo c a l
residents at B utler Bar.
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BUTLER BAR cam pground en­
trance is m a rk e d w ith a ttra c tiv e
sign p o in tin g w a y to the 11 u n it
w ilderness f a c ilit y .
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C A M P S IT E S a t B utler Bar fe a ­
ture fire p la c e s , tables and ten t,
c a m p e r or tra ile r space.R unning
w a te r, wood and restrooms also
add to the c o m fo rt o f guests at
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B E A U T I F U L Rhododendrons
grace the rugged h illsides a lon g
logging roads fenced in b etw een
tow ering fir trees.
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n u o r . iJ o u g la ir lr dwarfs young
g irl standing beside fire p la c e a t
the Panther C re e k p ic n ic a re a ,
Just 18 m ile s from h ig h w a y and
about tw o m ile s b elo w B u tler
Bar, T his p ic n ic site features
fire p la c e s ,ta b le s , running w a te r
and restrooms. N a tiv e fern and a
h o s to f w ild flo w e rs add p le n ty o f
c o lo r for the sightseer or c a m ­
era bug th e e n tire ro u te.
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