East Fork/Echo Recreation Site

East Fork/Echo Recreation Site is in Lane, Oregon. East Fork/Echo Recreation Site is situated nearby to Cougar Reservoir, as well as near the hamlet Rainbow.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Willamette National Forest and Cougar Reservoir.

Willamette National Forest

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The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. It comprises 1,678,031 acres.

Cougar Reservoir

Reservoir

Cougar Reservoir is a reservoir on the South Fork McKenzie River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in Lane County, 46 miles east of Eugene and about 3 miles south of the community of Rainbow in the Willamette National Forest. Cougar Reservoir is situated 2 miles southwest of East Fork/Echo Recreation Site.

Cougar Dam is a 519-foot tall rockfill hydroelectric dam in the U.S. state of Oregon. It has a gated concrete spillway and a powerhouse with two turbines totaling 25 megawatts of electric power. Cougar Dam is situated 2 miles west of East Fork/Echo Recreation Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainbow and McKenzie Bridge.

Rainbow

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. Rainbow is situated 3½ miles northwest of East Fork/Echo Recreation Site.

McKenzie Bridge

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

McKenzie Bridge is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the McKenzie River and within Willamette National Forest. It is along Oregon Route 126, about 53 miles east of Eugene, between Rainbow and Belknap Springs. McKenzie Bridge is situated 4½ miles northeast of East Fork/Echo Recreation Site.

East Fork/Echo Recreation Site

Also known as: “Echo Picnic Area”
Location: Lane, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.11846° or 44° 7′ 7″ north

Longitude

-122.20533° or 122° 12′ 19″ west

Elevation

1,808 feet (551 metres)

Open location code

84PV4Q9V+9V

GeoNames ID

5724876

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