Opal Lake Trailhead
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Latitude: 44.78939
- Longitude: -122.22681
- Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
- Elevation: 3540 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 2.5 hours
Hikes starting here
- Opal Lake Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
Fees and Regulations
- Usual wilderness regs apply
Driving Directions
To find the Opal Lake trailhead, drive as though you were driving to Opal Creek (east of Salem on Highway 22, up the Little North Fork Road at Mehama), but when you reach the fork in the road, take the road headed downhill-this is FR2207. Continue on FR2207 for several miles, passing Shady Cove Campground, the upper trailhead of the Little North Fork Santiam River Trail and Sullivan Creek Falls before crossing Cedar Creek and heading uphill. Once you reach the top of the ridge, the trailhead should be close.
Alternately, you could drive up from Detroit by taking French Creek Road FR2223 just before you cross the bridge into Detroit, then turning off onto FR2207 until you reach the trailhead.