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TO P∏OTECT AND ENHANCE A LIVING O∏EGON The mission of the Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife is to protect and enhance Oregon’s fi sh and wildlife and their habitats for use and enjoyment by present and future generations. That MAP FOLDS OUTp mission extends to non-hunted and non-commercial species. A GUIDE TO ACCESSIBLE OUTDOO∏ It also includes serving humans ∏EC∏EATION A∏EAS TH∏OUGHOUT THE STATE. who seek to enjoy our state’s nat- ural wealth. Each year, the depart- ment handles 900,000 fi shing licenses and tags, and 1.3 million applications for hunting licenses, tags and controlled hunts. Permits, licenses, applications, reservations and informative materials are available from the department’s regional and district offi ces. Helpful information is also available on the department’s web site at http://www.dfw.state.or.us. HEADQUA∏TE∏S OFFICE 2501 SW 1st Avenue Portland, O∏ 97201 Tel: 503-872-5310 Fax: 503-872-5276 HIGH DESE∏T ∏EGIONAL OFFICE Deschutes Watershed District Offi ce 61374 Parrell ∏oad Bend, O∏ 97845 Tel: 541-388-6363 Fax: 541-388-6281 NO∏THEAST ∏EGIONAL OFFICE Grande Ronde Watershed District Offi ce 107 20th Street LaGrande, O∏ 97850 Tel: 541-963-2138 Fax: 541-963-6670 NO∏THWEST ∏EGIONAL OFFICE North Willamette Watershed District Offi ce 17330 SE Evelyn Street Clackamas, O∏ 97015 Tel: 503-576-2000 Fax: 503-657-2050 SOUTHWEST ∏EGIONAL OFFICE Umpqua Watershed District Offi ce 4192 N Umpqua Hwy Roseburg, O∏ 97470 Tel: 541-440-3353 Fax: 541-673-0372 O∏EGON FO∏ ONE AND ALL Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE regon’s great outdoors o≠er Salem, OR 97302 (503) 947-6000 a world of things to see and do – from www.dfw.state.or.us fi sh hatcheries to wildlife areas to state For information on BLM or Oregon State parks to national forests. This guide Parks sites, check their web sites: www.or.blm.gov is designed to make many of those sites www.prd.state.or.us The Oregon Department of Fish and easier to fi nd and use. Wildlife prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and services on the O A GUIDE TO THE GUIDE basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. If you believe The sites in this guide describe facilities with a level of that you have been discriminated against as described above in any accessibility or usability according to the standards of the program, activity or facility, please Americans with Disabilities Act (ada). contact the ADA Coordinator, PO B ox 59, Portland, O∏ 97207, 503-872-5262 The general location of each site is indicated by a num- x5608 (or write Office for Human bered box M 2 on the fold-out state map and detailed ∏esources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife { } Service, Department of the Interior, regional map. Match the number with the appropriate Washington, DC 20250) site listing. Each listing includes a brief description of This material will be furnished in an alter- nate format for people with disabilities the site, driving directions, contact phone number, ser- upon request: please call (503) vices available and accessibility of services. 947-6000 SYMBOL KEY A U V N ADA ACCESSIBLE USABLE AVAILABLE FACILITIES NEA∏BY Meets Americans Signifi cant access. Doesn’t meet exact Site doesn’t neces- with Disabilities Some indivi- ada standards, sarily meet ada Act Accessibility duals may need but can be used by standards, but Guidelines assistance. most persons can be used by (adaag) for with disabilities. most persons barrier-free with disabilities. access or use.* *May not be accessible to all with disabilities due to topography and the primitive nature of the site. Although this information was current and accurate at time of publication, changing conditions may affect the availability or accessibility of the site. Visitors are urged to call the site directly for specifi c information. Note, too, that this is not intended to be a complete list of accessible outdoor recreation sites throughout Oregon. 1 ACCESS:O∏EGON The Roosevelt elk appear silently, a ghost-herd hugging the near edge of a meadow. So close, and yet so wild. Not far away, cutthroat trout fl ash in a bright stretch of coastal stream. This is Oregon’s northwest corner, a land of windswept beach, life-rich estuary, wet mountain and green meadow. A ADA ACCESSIBLE U USABLE NO∏TH COAST V AVAILABLE WATE∏SHED DIST∏ICT N FACILITIES NEA∏BY restroomsdrinking waterfishing hunting camping picnic siteboat accessinterpretiveview site parking M 1 KLATSKANINE HATCHE∏Y(ODFW) \ V \ N \ \ \ \ \ \ V \ A Good viewing site for coho salmon and steelhead. On Hwy 202, 1 Klatskanie Hatchery 12 mi E of Astoria. 503-325-3653. Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area 2 M 2 JEWELL MEADOWS WILDLIFE A \ V \ \ \ \ A \ \ A \ A \ A A∏EA (ODFW) Year-round elk viewing; interpretive kiosk. Most viewing can be done from vehicle. us 26: At milepost 22, turn 3 Nehalem Hatchery onto Hwy 103. Go 9 mi to Hwy 202, then towards Astoria(W ) for 1 mi. 503-755-2264. M 3 NEHALEM HATCHE∏Y(ODFW) A \ \ A \ \ \ \ \ A \ \ A 4 Lytle Lake Fishing for salmon and steelhead (platform). Water is ada acc- essible inside hatchery; available only during hatchery hours. On Hwy 53, 8 mi from us 26; 11 mi from us 101. 503-368-6828. 5 Trask Hatchery M 4 LYTLE LAKE \ \ U \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Fishing for trout and warm-water fi sh (dock). Located ½ mile N of Rockaway Beach onE side of us 101. 503-842-2741. M 5 T∏ASK HATCHE∏Y(ODFW) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ U \ U \ A Excellent fall salmon viewing in holding ponds in Gold Creek. 6 Salmon ∏iver Hatchery Arrange in advance for tours. From Tillamook: E on Hwy 6, 7 Devil’s Lake State Park 2½ mi to Trask R. Rd, S 2½ mi to Chance Rd,E 2½ mi to hatch- ery. Or: S on us 101 2 mi to Prairie Rd, 2½ mi to Chance Rd, E 2½ mi to hatchery. 503-842-4090. M 6 SALMON ∏IVE∏ HATCHE∏Y (ODFW) A \ V \ N \ \ \ \ \ A \ V \ A 9 Yaquina Head Natural Area Raises chinook, coho, steelhead. Inside displays. Fishing nearby on Salmon River.Hwy 18 at Otis: Go N on Scenic Dr for ½ mi. Turn right on N. Bank Rd, go ½ mi, turn right. 541-994-8606. M 7 DEVIL’S LAKE STATE PA∏K V \ V \ U \ \ A \ V \ V \ \ V \ U 8 Alsea Hatchery Fishing for trout and warm-water fi sh. Wildlife viewing (coots, loons, ducks, cormorants, bald eagles, grebes). From us 101 in Lincoln City: Take 6th Ave to park at Devil’s Lk. 541-994-2002. M 8 ALSEA HATCHE∏Y(ODFW) U \ \ N \ \ N \ N \ \ A \ \ A Raises steelhead and coastal cutthroat trout. Guided group tours with advance notice. Fishing, camping, picnic sites near- by on Alsea River. Hwy 34 E of Alsea: At milepost 43, turn N onto Fish Hatchery Rd; ¼ mi to hatchery. 541-487-7240. M 9 YAQUINA HEAD NATU∏AL A∏EA A \ V \ \ \ \ \ \ A \ V \ A (BLM) Major coastal interpretive center (fee). Wildlife (whales, seals, birds), wheelchair-accessible tide pools, lighthouse. 2 ACCESS:O∏EGON Just o≠ us 101, 3 mi N of Newport. 541-265-2863. Rivers rule here, as they always have. The Willam- ette. The Columbia. Island builders, carriers of life. Salmon and steelhead, ancient sturgeon, bald eagles. Waterfowl rest here, perhaps wishing to settle longer on Sauvie Island’s broad paradise. A ADA ACCESSIBLE U USABLE N.WILLAMETTE V AVAILABLE WATE∏SHED DIST∏ICT N FACILITIES NEA∏BY restroomsdrinking waterfishing hunting camping picnic siteboat accessinterpretiveview site parking M 10 BONNEVILLE HATCHE∏Y(ODFW) V \ V \ N \ \ \ \ \ V \ V \ A Excellent fi sh viewing/feeding site (salmon, rainbow trout, stur- geon). Interpretive center, display ponds, self-guided tour. i-84: Exit 40–Bonneville Dam/ Fish Hatchery about 40 mi E of Portland. 541-374-8393. 12 Oxbow Hatchery 16 Sauvie Island Wildlife Area 11 Cascade Hatchery M 11 CASCADE HATCHE∏Y(ODFW) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A \ U \ A 10 Bonneville Fish Hatchery Good site for watching fall chinook and coho spawning. i-84: 15 Blue Lake Regional Park Exit 41 after Bonneville Dam exit; about 41 mi E of Portland. 541-374-8381. Sandy Hatchery 13 M 12 OXBOW HATCHE∏Y (ODFW) A \ V \ A \ \ \ \ \ \ V \ A 14 Clackamas Hatchery Salmon, steelhead fi shing (platform). Viewing of fall spawning. i-84 to Cascade Locks exit 44. Go through town, cross eastbound i-84 onramp to Frontage Rd. Go 1 mi to hatchery. 541-374-8540. M 13 SANDY HATCHE∏Y (ODFW) A \ A \ N \ \ \ \ \ A \ V \ U Coho salmon spawning (fall), steelhead spawning (spring). Nature trail and fi shing access nearby. us 26 E to Sandy. Turn N at se Tenneyck Rd, go 1½ mi, then turn left onto se Fish Hatch- ery Rd, go ½ mi to entrance. 503-668-4222. M 14 CLACKAMAS HATCHE∏Y (ODFW) A \ A \ \ \ \ \ \ A \ A \ A Adult spring chinook viewing (May 15– Oct 1); Adult steel- head viewing (Dec 15-May 15). Located in McIver State Park near Estacada. No fee for hatchery visit; park areas require fee. 503-630-7210. M 15 BLUE LAKE ∏EGIONAL PA∏K U \ V \ U \ \ \ V \ \ \ V \ A Fishing for trout and warm-water fi sh. Wetlands with wildlife viewing platform. Located between Maine Dr and Sandy Blvd off ne 223rd Ave. From i-84, take Fairview exit 14 and go N on 207th Ave to Sandy Blvd. Turn right onto Sandy and goE to 223rd Ave.