| Title: | Alforja Lake |
| Area: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness |
| Size: | 4 Acres |
| Depth: | 5 Feet |
| Elevation: | 4700 Feet |
| Elevation_Gain: | 700 |
| Snow_Free: | Jun 13 |
| Camp_Sites: | 1 |
| Trail: | Duffy Lake Trail (0.2 mi XC) |
| Misc: | Alforja Lake is not stocked. It is so shallow I doubt it would allow fish to winter-over. |
| Difficulty: | experienced only |
| Notes: | Alforja is the Spanish word for saddlebag. It's pretty much a bush-wack to find this lake. My suggestion is to first find the Cincha Lakes, then find Latigo and from the South East end of Latigo take the drainage coming down from Alforja. |
| Trail_Number: | 3427 |
| Route: | From Salem take Highway 22 east to Big Meadows Road @ MP 76, then 4 miles to Duffy Lake Trailhead. Northest Forest Pass required to park |
| TH_Access: | May 20 |
| TH_elevation: | 4000 |
| Distance: | 2.2 |
| Features: | solitude |
| USGS_15: | Three Fingered Jack |
| USGS_75: | Santiam Junction |
| Reference: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George / Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan |
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Three Fingered Jack from Alforja Lake |
Fresh signs of beaver at work at Alforja Lake |
| Type: | Lake |
| Experienced_Only: | yes |
| Solitude: | yes |
