Road #4280 is a dirt road with washboards.
about 3 miles long that connects between
Hwy.42 and Hwy.46(Cascade Lakes Hwy)
There are spur roads that lead to Wickiup
Reservoir and Davis Creek with some great
campsites.

Wickiup Reservoir

Little Meadow on Road#4280

Little Meadow on Road#4280

Road towards Dispersed Campsites

Road#4280 Campsite

Road#4280 Campsite

Road#4280 Campsite

Wickiup Reservoir

Wickiup Reservoir

Can get crowded on weekends with fishermen.

Primitive campsites with firerings
No Garbage / Pack It Out
Limit 30 days total in a calender year
No camping below high water mark

Wickiup Reservoir

Wickiup Reservoir

Water levels fluctuate due to irrigation purposes.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS
It is you responsibility to know
what fire restrictions are in place.
Axe, shovel, and 5 gallons of water
required for dispersed camping.

Wickiup Dam

Wickiup Reservoir(11,200-acres) was named
for the "wickiup'' poles of the shelters made
by the Indians who would camp here when
fishing and hunting. The poles would be
covered with tree limbs and brush. In 1949
when Wickiup Reservoir was filled with water
the poles were still standing.

Flower on Road#4280

DIRECTIONS:
From Road#42
Turn on Road #4280 / Browns Creek Road
and take any spur road to the left

From Road#46
(3 miles south from the junction of Road#46 and #42)
Take Road#4280 / Browns Creek Road

ROAD CONDITIONS:
Road#4280 is dirt surface with washboards.

MAP
These are our personal hand drawn maps
Not guaranteed for accuracy

There are a series of roads that wind
along the waters edge. There are no numbers
or markings, but it is hard to get lost, even if
you don't know where you are.

Wickiup Reservoir

Showers at Crane Prairie Reservoir Lodge
$1.25 in quarters for 3 minutes.
Showers and Laundry at Twin Lakes Lodge.

Drinking water at Rock Creek Campground
on Cascade Lakes Highway / FS Road#46
Hand pump next to the fish cleaning station
is a deep source well and the water is cool,
clean and refreshing.

Information and Interesting Facts
Cascade Lakes Hwy / Road#46
Milepost xx

Cascade Lakes Hwy / Road#46