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Title:Turpentine Lake
Area:Mt Jefferson Wilderness
Size:8 Acres
Depth:29 Feet
Elevation:4690 Feet
Elevation_Gain:150
Snow_Free:Jun 12
Camp_Sites:3
Trail:Pine Ridge Trail & cross country
Misc:Stocked annually with brook trout, rainbow trout, or cutthrout trout.
Links:Trip Journal - 6/20/2004
Notes:The easiest way to get to Turpentine Lake is to take the Pine Ridge Trail to the first stream, turn right upstream following the path to an unnamed lake, look closely for a path continuing on up to Turpentine. A GPS could be a real help here. Turpinte Lake itself is deeper than most of the surrounding lakes, so does not suffer from winter-kill.
Trail_Number:3443
Route:From Salem take Highway 22 east to Twin Meadows Road #2261 @ MP 70, then 5 miles to trailhead parking on gated road #536, just beyond Camp Pioneer
TH_Access:Jun 07
TH_elevation:4540
Alt_trail:#3490 Turpentine Trail & cross country
Distance:1.5
Features:fishing
USGS_15:Mt Jefferson
USGS_75:Marion Forks
Reference:Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George

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Turpentine Peak from Turpentine Lake - - - June 20, 2004


Turpentine Lake - - - July 27, 2006 photo by Todd Whithead


Turpentine Lake from the air - - - September 1975 - - - courtesy ODFW

Type:Lake
Backpack:yes
Experienced_Only:yes
Fishing:yes