| Title: | Widgeon Lake |
| Area: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness |
| Size: | 3 Acres |
| Depth: | 13 Feet |
| Elevation: | 4320 Feet |
| Elevation_Gain: | 440 |
| Snow_Free: | May 31 |
| Trail: | Turpentine Loop |
| Misc: | Normally stocked annually with Brook trout. |
| Notes: | The huge B & B Complex Forest Fire of 2003 burned up to Widgeon Lake's east shoreline. |
| Trail_Number: | 3455 |
| Route: | Highway 22 to Big Meadows Rd #2267, left on #2257, right at #582 . Road # 582 is gated, Begin hiking up the road here which is the Turpentine Loop Trail# 3455. Hike to the end of the road and look for an obscure trail to the north. Hike this trail until you come to the burned area, then drop off the trail to your right to the lake. |
| TH_Access: | May 16 |
| TH_elevation: | 3880 |
| Alt_trail: | Pika-Fir Trail #3489 .9 mileto Fir Lake, plus x/c .7 mile |
| Distance: | 1.6 |
| Features: | solitude |
| USGS_15: | Mt Jefferson |
| USGS_75: | Marion Forks |
| Reference: | Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan / Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur |
Widgeon Lake - - - - May 24, 2004 |
Trailhead sign at gated road #582 |
| Type: | Lake |
| Fishing: | yes |
| Day_Hike: | yes |
| Solitude: | yes |
