Oregon’s fire lookouts offer a unique opportunity to sleep above the trees, surrounded by breathtaking views and the tranquility of nature. These historic structures, once used for spotting wildfires, ...

Bolan Mountain Lookout is not an easy place to find. Tucked deep in the Siskiyou Mountains straddling the Oregon and California border, it requires driving southeast of Cave Junction, navigating a ...

Nick Tolman was enjoying his second day at Bolan Mountain Lookout with his 3-year-old daughter, in September 2020, when he noticed a puff of smoke on the southern horizon. It wasn’t much to begin with ...

Oregon has about 20 lookout cabins where you can spend the night and experience a unique lodging with incredible views and solitude. I stayed at Drake Peak fire lookout in September in southern Oregon ...

Each summer and winter, the U.S. Forest Service rents out a handful of fire lookouts perched atop Oregon mountains from the Strawberries to the Siskiyous to the Cascades. There's nothing quite like ...

Drake Peak Lookout in the Fremont National Forest. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian) These are some of the national forest lookouts in Oregon that are available for public rental during prime summer/fall ...

Each day during fire season, Tobi Beavers and his team of four begin the critical work of watching the southern Oregon forest for any sign of wildfire. They scan the mountains and valleys of the ...

It takes a measure of courage to step foot onto Bull of the Woods Lookout. Originally built in 1942, the structure appears worn down and tattered, as though a stiff breeze might blow it from this ...

Maintaining a fire tower lookout can be costly for wildfire agencies, but in the West, many towers are still staffed by seasonal employees. Now the Oregon Department of Forestry is phasing out human ...

One of Oregon’s more popular mountaintop fire lookouts is set to be rebuilt after it was destroyed in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. Bolan Mountain Fire Lookout, located just above the ...

A pair of webcams were installed above Lake Chinook in Central Oregon to act as fire lookouts. The high-tech images will be accessible to local firefighters on their laptops or phones. The Oregon ...

Imagine waking up to the sun cresting a ridge of the Cascade Mountains. You look out the window, and through the dawn light you can see clouds still settled over a lush alpine forest. You're in a ...