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Title:Pika Lake
Area:Willamette National Forest
Size:3 Acres
Depth:14 Feet
Elevation:3920 Feet
Elevation_Gain:40
Snow_Free:May 18
Camp_Sites:1
Trail:Pika-Fir Trail
Misc:Has been stocked with a mix of brook, cutthrout, and rainbow trout.
Links:Pika Fir Trail
Notes:It is reported to have been named by fish planting crews for pikas that burrow in the rock slide. However, I suspect there has been a cartographer's error here, in that the rock slide is actually at the next lake, which is named Fir.
Trail_Number:3489
Route:From Detroit take Highway 22 to Big Meadows Rd. #2267 @ MP 76, left on #2257 past Fay Lake
TH_Access:May 16
TH_elevation:3880
Distance:0.5
Features:fishing
USGS_15:Mt Jefferson
USGS_75:Marion Forks
Reference:Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George / Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan / Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur

Pika Lake - - - - May 24, 2004


Trailhead sign


Fir Lake (L) & Pika Lake (far R) - - - September 1975 - - - courtesy ODFW

Type:Lake
Fishing:yes