Title: | Gordon Lake, Upper |
Area: | Willamette National Forest |
Size: | 7 Acres |
Depth: | 14 Feet |
Elevation: | 4000 Feet |
Elevation_Gain: | -50 |
Snow_Free: | May 20 |
Camp_Sites: | 1 |
Trail: | Gordon Lakes |
Misc: | Gordon Lakes are not stocked. |
Difficulty: | day hike |
Notes: | This is a fascinating lake to fish. Floating vegetation has formed a dense mat, enabling a person to walk out on the lakes surface around the edges. Good hatches of Callibaetis support a nice population of native cutthroats. |
Trail_Number: | 3386 |
Route: | From Sweet Home take Hwy 20 to #2044 at House Rock CG & then #230 |
TH_Access: | May 22 |
TH_elevation: | 4050 |
Alt_trail: | #3386 Gordon Lakes Tr from Gordon Meadows or Falls Creek |
Distance: | 0.2 |
Features: | fishing |
USGS_15: | Cascadia |
USGS_75: | Tidbits Mountain |
Reference: | Guide to the Middle & South Santiam Roadless Areas / Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan / Exploring Oregon's Wild Areas by Sullivan |
Upper Gordon Lakes - - - - October 29, 2004 |
Upper (R) & Lower (L) Gordon Lakes - - September 1975 - - courtesy ODFW |
Type: | Lake |
Fishing: | yes |
Day_Hike: | yes |