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The Central Cascades wilderness areas of Oregon are home to iconic mountain peaks, high alpine meadows and lakes, and old growth forests. Crystal clear streams, wildflower meadows, rugged mountain views, young lava flows, and much more can be found in the Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington and Three Sisters Wilderness areas.
In an effort to preserve the natural beauty and wilderness experience for you and future visitors and to better manage recreation-related impacts, these areas will be managed with use limits, or quotas, to ensure the protection of these landscapes now and into the future. Find out what is new in 2020 and start planning your trip.
The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests have issued a decision notice for the Central Cascades Wilderness Strategy Project. The decision will manage entry at trailheads within three Cascade wilderness areas beginning the summer of 2020.
From the Friday before Memorial Day weekend through the last Friday in September, wilderness day use will be managed with a permit system at 19 of 79 trailheads across Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, and Three Sisters Wilderness areas.
• Mount Jefferson will have a day use permit system at seven trailheads (32 percent of all trailheads),
• Mount Washington will have a day use permit system at two trailheads (20 percent of all trailheads) and
• Three Sisters will have a day use permit system at 10 trailheads (21 percent of all trailheads).
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