Turpentine Lake
1.4 mi
Distance
48 min
Time
terrain
164 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a easy one way trail to Turpentine Lake in Willamette National Forest.
Very bad mosquitoes in ALL warm months. Bug spray is not enough, come prepared.
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
This hike is easy and nice, the lake, surroundings, and camp spots are beautiful, and it's more 'catching' than 'fishing'. So what's wrong?
The Mosquitoes are worse than anywhere I've ever been. Ever. We went through a full bottle of brand new chemical mosquito spray, had a huge smoky campfire, and were there for a full 24 hours. They never let up. Standing in the smoke, near the fire, covered in three layers of clothes and sprayed every 20 minutes, and they were still having a party on our bodies. Nothing deterred them. We spent an unreasonable amount of time in the tent just to recover.
I've been here on a day hike in August and it was the same. This was in late June.
Proceed at your own risk. Thar be tiny dragons ahead.
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Public Tracks
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