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Chambers Lake

  • Start date: 07/19/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/19/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is a hike to Camp Lake as described in Sullivan's Central Cascades book. This is a long hike through a 2012 burn area before reaching the beautiful Camp lake nestled between the South and Middle Sisters. Last year the higher elevations were mostly covered with snow making the hike even more of a challenge however I think this is one of the most scenic sections of the Three Sisters Wilderness. If the snow has melted around the lake I might go for a swim. If you'd like to join me, bring water shoes. After the hike we'll stop for dinner in Sisters.

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: Behind McDonalds, 57th and Main in Springfield

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 216

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, essentials, and perhaps mosquito repellent.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 14.2

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1800

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Camp Lake isn't easy to get to. We drove 108 miles to get to the trailhead, 10 miles of it over a washboard covered gravel road. The trail to Camp Lake is over 7 miles and an almost 2000 foot gain. The first 4 miles is through the 2012 Pole Creek burn area making for a very hot dusty trail. The payoff for all this work is a rewarding visit to one of the most scenic lakes in Oregon. Camp Lake is nestled between the South and Middle Sisters and it's sand covered lake bed and crystal clear water make it one of the best swimming lakes around. Eight of our group of twelve went for a refreshing swim before heading back to our vehicles and then driving to Sisters for a very relaxing dinner at Takoda's restaurant.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N 1
2 Signed-Up Bennett, Brad 541-359-5198 N 5
3 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N 1
4 Signed-Up Nease, Mike 541-514-6538 N 1
5 Signed-Up Myers, Michael 541-579-4733 N 1
6 Signed-Up James, Daphne 541-683-7488 N 1
7 Signed-Up Shapiro, Kate 541-999-0091 N 5
8 Signed-Up Brown, Ben 214-930-6394 N 1
9 Signed-Up Greer, Joel 281-701-0205 N 5
10 Signed-Up Greer, Esme 281-701-0206 N 5
11 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
12 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 1
13 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 1
14 Signed-Up Cooney, Liz 778-378-7453 N 1
15 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N 1
16 Signed-Up Randall, Kathy 541-844-5916 N 5
17 Signed-Up Bean, Denise 541-953-6868 N 1
18 Signed-Up Gerdes, Marti 541-337-3659 N 1
19 Signed-Up Eubanks, Charla 541-505-0256 N 1