The question of whether to visit Waldo Lake, one of Oregon’s most beloved late summer destinations, has been a tricky one this year with the 4,600-acre Cedar Creek Fire burning just 2 miles from ...

4: Camp at least 100 feet from Waldo Lake Trail, which circles the lake. (If you can’t hear or see anybody, you’re probably good). 5: Camping isn’t allowed in the wildfire-burned north end ...

The severity of the fires means that some places, including Waldo Lake and the Fall Creek area, will have limited access and closed roads for at least the next two and a half years due to projects ...

The campgrounds staying closed include: North Waldo Campground, Islet Campground, Harrelson Horse Campground and Blair Lake Campground. Huckleberry Lookout and Huckleberry Lake will also stay closed.

Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest. Published 7:16 am Thursday, September 27, 2018. By Staff reports. A paddler enjoys the scenery on the northeast end of Waldo Lake.

It burned more than 127,000 acres, largely in steep, inaccessible terrain about 3 miles west of Waldo Lake, north of HWY 58 and 12 miles east of the community of Oakridge.

WALDO WILDERNESS AREA Ore. (KPTV) - Several roads and campsites in and around the Waldo Lake Wilderness area are restricted or closed due to a nearby wildfire that has scorched over 3,500 acres.

Jim Weaver: Waldo Lake deserves nothing less than the protections proposed new rules would afford. With hundreds of nearby lakes open to gas motor use, keeping Waldo quiet and clean is a common ...

People planning to head to Waldo Lake should think about recreating elsewhere. The Cedar Creek Fire has been very active, growing from around 9,200 acres Friday morning to more than 18,000 acres ...

This includes all trailheads and dispersed camping west and north of Waldo Lake. The lake itself, campgrounds, and trails (including the PCT) on the east side remain open.

For camping, boating, hiking and mountain biking on the wilder side, consider Waldo Lake off Highway 58, just over an hour’s drive from Eugene.

Fires of unprecedented size and heat take years for areas to recover enough to ensure public safety. “The Willamette National Forest has had so much fire since 2020,”Lowell Evans, a fire ...