About Pickett Butte Lookout
Perched atop Pickett Butte at an elevation of 3,200 feet, this lookout offers visitors a unique lodging experience in Umpqua National Forest in southwest Oregon. After climbing 40 feet up on a very narrow steep stairway to the one-room structure, guests are rewarded with panoramic views of the entire Jackson Creek Drainage and much of the lower elevation lands around the town of Tiller. The original lookout was 25 feet tall and built in 1934. In 1948 the tower was replaced with the current flat top structure. The tower is available for reservations October 15 through July 15 (lookout is utilized for fire season during the summer months). The roads to the lookout are not plowed, nor are they maintained for passenger cars. High clearance or four wheel drive vehicles are recommended for travel to this site, and guests must bring several of their own amenities. Please be aware that while…
- Season: October 15 – June 15
- Managed by: Umpqua National Forest, FS
- Where: 16 mi east of Days Creek, OR · 42.9437, -122.8547
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickett Flat | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 2.7 mi |
| Pickett Quarry - Pickett Ts's | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Nfst-3113361 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.3 mi | |
| Nfst-3113245 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Nfst-3113330 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Nfst-3113320 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 0.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 22.3 mi
Propane: 22.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Three C Rock Campground 2.2 mi
- Bunch Grass Shelter FC 3.5 mi
- Whisky Camp Guard Station 6.4 mi
- Dumont Creek Campground 6.7 mi
- Black Canyon 7.1 mi
- Boulder Creek Campground 8.5 mi