| Title: | Bingham Lake |
| Area: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness |
| Size: | 4 Acres |
| Depth: | 4 Feet |
| Elevation: | 4685 Feet |
| Elevation_Gain: | 415 |
| Snow_Free: | Jun 13 |
| Trail: | Bingham Ridge & Lake of the Woods plus 0.5 mi. xc |
| Misc: | Bingham Lake is not stocked, but has natural production of cutthrout tout. |
| Links: |
Google Map
Bingham Ridge Trail
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| Difficulty: | experienced only |
| Notes: | Bingham Lake lies in the center of Bingham Basin, both of which were named by Judge John Waldo for his friend Edward W Bingham. There is no trail directly to Bingham Lake, and because you must climb over Bingham Ridge to get there, the elevation gain is more in the order of 2,100 feet that you have to conquer not the mere trailhead elevation difference of 415 feet. To find Bingham Lake its about a four mile hike to the Junction of the Lake of the Woods Trail, then about a mile on the Lake of the Woods Trail to you get to a good jumping off point in Bingham Basin where you drop down through the brush for about a half a mile to the lake. Note, the junction of the Bingham Ridge Trail and the Lake of the Woods Trail is about a half of a mile further East than shown on all the maps. |
| Trail_Number: | 3421 & 3493 |
| Route: | From Salem take Hwy 22 east to Minto Rd. #2253 to trail head |
| TH_Access: | May 27 |
| TH_elevation: | 4270 |
| Distance: | 5.5 |
| Features: | solitude |
| USGS_15: | Mt Jefferson |
| USGS_75: | Marion Lake |
| Reference: | Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan / Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George / Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur / Judge John B. Waldo - Oregon's John Muir by Snead / Judge John Breckenridge Waldo: Diaries and Letters from the High Cascades of Oregon 1880-1907 by Williams |
Bingham Lake - - - - - September 14, 2008 |
Bingham Lake from the air - - September 1975 - - courtesy ODFW |
| Type: | Lake |
| Experienced_Only: | yes |
| Fishing: | yes |
| Solitude: | yes |
