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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (July 27, 2016)
Journey Blue Mountain Eagle Strawberry Mountain closures * The Canyon Creek Complex burned more than 110,000 acres in and around the Strawberry Mountain WIlderness last fire season. Although most of the area is now open, some roads and a campground remain closed. Prairie City 54 Canyon City Lightning strikes sparked two fires Aug. 12, 2015, that became the Canyon Creek Complex Canyon Creek fire boundary y R Roa oad Road closure 61 d 6 Road 2 Campground TH Trailhead Sno-park Wilderness Y RA NGE The Eagle/Sean Hart National forest TH Slide Creek STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS Strawberry Strawberry Strawberry Mtn. Trout Farm Lake TH Campground open to public 51 8 d6 . F.R TH 0 152 MALHEUR NAT’L FOR. es r st Road 16 Fore Murray Big Creek 8 64 Parish Cabin Fo Forest AN Area in detail Forest Road 1 5 TH LOG F.R . 151 6 Wickiup TH Huddleston TH TH 1 ad Ro t R oad 16 MALHEUR NAT’L FOR. TH 40 F.R . 1 Roa Crescent ERRY RANGE 2 TH S T R AW B d 6 Ro a Starr Ridge Road’s TH End Campground closed to public Fo re R st oa d 1 6 VA Fo r e st R d oa Big Creek runs right beside the campground named after it, which is just off Forest Road 16 in Logan Valley. C o un t y F.R. TH . 7101 600 1 ERR . 5401 F.R . AW B F. R F. R STR 6510 395 nty Strawberry Creek ad 60 ty Ro Coun 26 1 d 7 oa John Day R ty un Co hn Jo d Roa nty Cou er Day Riv J ohn Cou C7 Legend unt 26 y River Da Co Wednesday, July 27, 2016 16 Seneca LL MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST N 2 miles *As of July 22 Source: Malheur National Forest, USFS EY The Eagle/Sean Hart This is one of several waterways that cross Forest Road 16 in Logan Valley. Alan Kenaga/EO Media Group LOGAN Continued from Page C6 burn. The end of the road is a short drive south from Prai- rie City on County Road 60 about 9 miles to Slide Creek Campground, which has three tent/trailer sites with stream water, and 2 more miles on to Strawberry Campground, which has 10 sites and piped water. The lake, however, cannot be reached by vehicle. You’ll have to hike in about a mile uphill from the campground to reach the lake and about an- other to mile to reach Straw- berry Falls, but it’s worth it. The area offers fi shing and even more hiking oppor- tunities, as the hiking trail is connected to a trail system that traverses the wilderness area, though the trails to the west quickly encounter the fi re boundary. Wickiup Campground If you start the loop around the wilderness area heading south from John Day, you’ll drive through the fire boundary on High- way 395 and County Road 65, which becomes For- est Road 15 near Wickiup Campground, the first you’ll encounter on the west side of the loop. The campground, which has four picnic sites and seven tent/trailer sites and stream water from Canyon Creek, is open, but For- est Road 1516 just beyond the campground remains closed. The Eagle/Sean Hart Canyon Creek at Wickiup Campground on Forest Road 15. The Eagle/Sean Hart An information station at Big Creek Campground shows nearby mountain biking trails. Parish Cabin Continuing southeast on Forest Road 15, you will soon leave the fi re boundary and come upon Parish Cabin Campground near the inter- section with Forest Road 16. The campground features one picnic site and 19 tent/trailer sites with piped water. Road’s End Trailhead About two miles east of Parish Cabin on Forest Road 16, you will come upon signs pointing north to Road’s End Trailhead on Forest Road 1640, which travels back into the burned area to several trailheads at the boundary of the wilderness area. As the name suggests, however, you’ll have to leave your ve- hicle there if you plan to hike into Strawberry Lake from the south side of the wilderness. Murray Campground Continuing east on Forest Road 16, you will enter Lo- gan Valley. Roughly 6 miles east of Parish Cabin, you will encounter Forest Road 924, which travels north about 2 miles to Lake Creek Youth Camp, a private group com- pound (call 541-575-2153 for availability and prices), and about another mile to Murray Campground. Lake Creek fl ows right be- side the campground, which features fi ve tent/trailer sites and piped water. Big Creek Campground About 1.5 miles east of the turnoff for Lake Creek camp, you will encounter the turnoff for Big Creek Campground, which is less than a mile from Forest Road 16 on Forest Road 815. Big Creek Campground has 15 tent/trailer sites and piped water. An information station at the campground entrance points out mountain biking trails, and Big Creek runs right beside the camp- ground. 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