About this campground
The highest point within the 29, 057 acre Badger Creek Wilderness is Lookout Mountain (6,525’) located in the northwest portion. Lookout Mountain area is a subalpine ecosystem, with hardy trees and rocky terrain. The eastern portion of the Wilderness is generally warmer and dryer in summer months and contains ponderosa pine forest, Oregon white oak and grasslands. Three creeks--Badger, Little Badger, and Tygh--drain Badger Creek Wilderness, where slope inclines range from 30 to 70 degrees. Rocks made smooth by glacier activity characterize the upper reaches of Badger Creek. Mountain hemlock dominates all three streams. There are approximately 55 miles of trails in the Wilderness, including the Badger Creek Trail, which follows the length of the creek in the Wilderness. From the western boundary, the steep 2.4-mile Gumjuwac Saddle Trail climbs to the confluence of four trails, including a spur route that ultimately connects to the Badger Creek Trail and provides a view of Mount Hood to the northwest. Key access points: Trail and trailhead access information View larger map
Getting there
Badger Creek Wilderness is located 28 miles south of Hood River, OR and 30 miles east of Sandy, OR. Trails and trailheads that access Badger Creek Wilderness: Badger Creek Trail #479 Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477 Badger Lake trailhead #479A Fret Creek Trail #456A Gumjuwac Trail #480 High Prairie Trail #493 Little Badger Trail #469 Post Camp Trail #467 Tygh Creek Trail #460 Other Trails within Badger Creek Wilderness Divide Trail #458 Pine Creek Trail #465 Maps of 2009 Wilderness Additions Badger Creek Wilderness Addition (PDF File) Badger Creek Wilderness--Bonney Butte (PDF File) Topo Maps Badger Lake, Flag Point, Friend. Download free U.S. Forest Service Topo maps. Buy maps online Go to the National Forest Store. Wilderness.net Go to Wilderness.net for online maps and other important Wilderness information.
Activities
- FISHING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
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