Sweet Home Ranger District (US Highway 20)

About this campground

<h2>Sweet Home Ranger District (US Highway 20)</h2><p><img alt="A group of people hike along Browder Ridge with mountains in the distance" src="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd540095.jpg"/><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4208" rel="nofollow">Sweet Home Ranger District</a> is in the middle part of the Willamette National Forest. This area is accessible from the west via Highway 20 from Albany, OR, or from the east on Highway 20 from Sisters.</p><p>Let the Sweet Home Ranger District give you a taste of the sweet life! You’ll find mountain biking adventures, incredible wildflower hikes, swimming areas to keep cool on a hot summer day, and much more.</p><h3>Guided Hikes</h3><p><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/?cid=stelprdb5182167" rel="nofollow">Sweet Home Nature and Heritage Tours</a> offer incredible opportunities to learn about the plants, animals, geology and cultural history of the Sweet Home area, located on the edges of the Willamette Valley and within the spectacular Cascade Mountains. </p><h3>Camping</h3><p>Keep cool on a warm summer day at one of the popular campground and swimming areas such as <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4306" rel="nofollow">Fernview Campground</a>, <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4308" rel="nofollow">House Rock Campground</a>, or <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4311" rel="nofollow">Trout Creek Campground</a>.</p><h3>Hiking</h3><p>If you like wildflowers take a hike in the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4319" rel="nofollow">Old Cascade Crest Trail Area</a> or the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4320" rel="nofollow">Tombstone Pass Trail Area</a> (especially <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4345" rel="nofollow">Iron Mountain Trail</a>). The <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4344" rel="nofollow">Hackleman Old Growth Trail</a> is a short 1/4 mile hike, but offers spectacular sightings of old growth trees and views of the South Santiam River.<img alt="Wildflowers cover a rock face on the Iron Mountain Trail" src="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd540093.jpg"/></p><h3>Other Recreation</h3><p>Grab your bike and get your legs and heart pumping on the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4321" rel="nofollow">Santiam Wagon Road Trail Area</a> and <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=80272" rel="nofollow">Iron Mountain</a>.</p><p>Uncover the past at <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recreation/recarea/?recid=4315" rel="nofollow">Longbow Organization Camp</a>.</p>

What's on site

Contact & location