About this campground
This area focuses around a series of rock pinnacles each uniquely named from the imagination of past climbers; hence the name, Menagerie. The best known, and most popular is Rooster Rock. Mountaineers from around the Pacific Northwest use the spires and cliffs to hone their technical climbing skills. This is primarily a low elevation wilderness and can be used year-round. A thick forest of second growth Douglas-fir, western hemlock, western red cedar dominate the area. Know Before You Go ''Leave No Trace'' techniques are encouraged in Wilderness areas, including properly disposing of human and pet waste and carrying out all trash; click here for more information. There are no facilities within the Menagerie Wilderness. View larger map
Getting there
Access: Main access is from State Highway 20 from either Trout Creek Trail #3405 at milepost 48.8 (near Trout Creek Campground) or from Rooster Rock Trail #3399 at milepost 51.5 (near Fern View Campground).
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Middle Santiam WildernessWillamette National Forest8 mi
- Browder Ridge TrailheadWillamette National Forest10 mi
- Dogwood Picnic AreaSalem10 mi
- South Pyramid Horse CampWillamette National Forest10 mi
- Whitcomb Creek ParkGreen Peter Lake10 mi
- Old Miner's Meadow Group Use AreaFishermen's Bend Recreation Area11 mi
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Menagerie Wilderness doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Oregon campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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