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Fish Lake Stringer LbNA #25570

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Sep 9, 2006
Location:
City:Detroit
County:Jefferson
State:Oregon
Boxes:1
Planted by:Double Tree
Found by: Not yet found!
Last found:N/A
Last edited:Sep 9, 2006
8/8/11 Still clean and needing visitors.

7/25/09 Stump mentioned in (previous) clues was crushed by a downed tree. Spent 20 minutes digging out bark dust by hand, only to find my camo-covered box a few feet away at the edge of the debris-pile, happy and whole. Anyway clues are changed:

9,6,07 Confirmed still in place, dry and happy and awaiting visitors!

If you are camped in the area, you are likely camped at either Olallie Lake, or Lower Lake Campground. There is camping at Fish Lake, but only if you know where the turnoff is and have a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and are willing to haul your stuff to the lake. If hiking from Fish Lake, head up the switch backs to the viewpoint above the rock slide (at the top there is a side trail to your left). Skip next paragraph.

If doing this short hike from Olallie Lake, hoof it down the road 1/2 mile to Lower Lake CG, which you passed on your way in. The trailhead to Lower Lake & Fish Lake is at the back of the campground. Follow the trail 1/2 mile past Lower Lake counter clockwise. The trail will end and 3 more will begin. (This area is usually under water in the spring, be prepared to make your way around it). Take the 1-mile trail to Fish Lake. As you approach the overlook above the rock slide, the trail will split, go right to the overlook.

Standing on rocks, in front of you is a view of Fish Lake. To your right go to a rocky area, and two downed logs at 90* angle to each other. It's under the right log.


You can continue hiking down the switchbacks to Fish Lake, if you like (another half mile to the bottom?). Fish Lake Trail continues to Surprise Lake, a sleepy little mosquito breeding ground. A forest service employee (on his own time) and his family were doing trail maintenance to divert the creek to cross the trail and not go down it, and they did a great job. Be sure to thank those you encounter doing trail maintenance. It's hard work and they don't often get recognized for it.