| Title: | Craig Lake |
| Area: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness |
| Size: | 5 Acres |
| Depth: | 14 Feet |
| Elevation: | 5280 Feet |
| Elevation_Gain: | 440 |
| Snow_Free: | Jul 02 |
| Camp_Sites: | 6 |
| Trail: | Pacific Crest Trail & Santiam Lake Trail |
| Misc: | Normally stocked every other year by helicopter with brook trout |
| Links: |
Google Map
Trip Journals - 3/6/01, 6/29/06 |
| Notes: | Named for Tom Craig who was in charge of the railroad car Rainbow for the Oregon Fish and Game Department. The Rainbow was a special baggage car equipped in 1912 for transporting fingerling trout.
To find the lake, turn left off of the Santiam Lake Trail on to the old and unmarked Maxwell Butte trail just before you get to the old Jack Shelter site. Its a scamble to get up the side of the butte to the lake, but the key to finding the path up the side is to cross over Lost Lake Creek, then look for low saddle between rock outcrops. |
| Trail_Number: | #2000 & 3491 |
| Route: | From Salem take Hyw 22 east to the Pacific Crest Trail parking lot at the Santiam Pass Summit. |
| TH_Access: | Jun 19 |
| TH_elevation: | 4840 |
| Distance: | 4.0 |
| Features: | scenic/fishing |
| USGS_15: | Three Fingered Jack |
| USGS_75: | Santiam Junction |
| Reference: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George / Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan / Hikes in the Cascades by Patterson / Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur |
| GPS: | N 44. 4478122 W121.8767202 |
courtesy of Todd Whitehead |
Craig Lake with Three Fingered Jack in the background - - - June 29, 2006 |
Craig Lake in winter - - March 6, 2001 |
| Type: | Lake |
| Experienced_Only: | yes |
| Fishing: | yes |
| Scenic: | yes |
