| Title: | Marion Lake |
| Area: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness |
| Size: | 360 Acres |
| Depth: | 180 Feet |
| Elevation: | 4130 Feet |
| Elevation_Gain: | 770 |
| Snow_Free: | May 25 |
| Camp_Sites: | 115 |
| Trail: | Marion Lake Trail |
| Misc: | Named by road survey group of John Minto in 1874 for Gen. Francis Marion of Revolutionary War fame. |
| Links: |
Marion Lake Trail
Trip Journals - 1946, 7/3/83, 7/13/02, 6/14/03, 5/18/04, 6/21/04, 7/3/08
BLOG 7/27/14 |
| Difficulty: | day hike |
| Notes: | The largest and deepest lake in the Mt Jefferson Wilderness, Marion Lake is stocked each year with rainbow trout and has natural reproduction of brook and cuthrout trout. Good fishing is experience here early and late in the year. An algae bloom troubles the water in July and August.
***There is now a campfire ban in the Marion Lake Area.***
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| Trail_Number: | 3436 |
| Route: | From Salem take Highway 22 east to Marion Forks Road #2255, then 4.5 miles to trailhead. A Northwest Forest Pass is required to park at trailhead. |
| TH_Access: | Apr 29 |
| TH_elevation: | 3360 |
| Distance: | 2.5 |
| Features: | fishing/scenic |
| USGS_15: | Mt Jefferson |
| USGS_75: | Marion Lake |
| Reference: | Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George / Fishing in Oregon by Sheehan / Atlas of Oregon Lakes / Oregon's Quiet Waters by McLean & Brown / 100 Hikes Central Oregon Cascades by Sullivan |
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Marion Lake with Three Fingered Jack in the background - - - July 13, 2002 |
Marion Lake with Three Fingered Jack in the background - - - April 26, 2001 |
| Type: | Lake |
| Backpack: | yes |
| Family_Outing: | yes |
| Fishing: | yes |
| Day_Hike: | yes |
| Scenic: | yes |
