Sightseeing on the Over the River
and through the Woods Scenic Byway...

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Travel Oregon ...along the south Santiam River
in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

A bit of information: This tour section is laid out as a loop. Beginning at Foster Lake, cross the river at the dam, turn right and travel along the Quartzville Creek Backcountry Scenic Byway, connecting with Oregon Hwy 22, south of Marion Forks, from there turn right, follow Hwy 22 to the turn for Oregon Hwy 20, otherwise known as the Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway. Turn west on Hwy 20, and follow the scenic byway. It's been three years since we took these pictures, but I've laid them out to the best of my memory. If you take this journey as laid out here, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Don't forget, if you choose you can stop and enjoy a variety of hiking trails - whatever takes your fancy.

Travel Directions to the Over the River and through the Woods Scenic
Byway in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

Connect with the Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway in Oregon at exit 216 off I - 5. Exit 216 is approximately 80 miles south of Portland, Oregon and 21 miles north of Eugene. The sign should say "Halsey, Brownsvile" or vice versa. Turn east on Hwy 228, heading into Sweet Home, where Hwy 228 connects with Hwy 20. It's very easy to find the junction of 228 and 20. Signs are clearly marked, and Sweet Home is quite small.

Enjoy yourself. Hwy 20 is not a major thoroughfare. It's a two lane road that meanders in a gentle path, following the south fork of the Santiam River. Stop riverside, take in the sights, the colors, the smells; the simple beauty of a more peaceful path over the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Find hiking trails, camping, swimming, fishing, old growth forests, wilderness areas: the Menagerie Wilderness, the Mt Washington Wilderness and the Middle Santiam Wilderness to be exact. And remember, the Old Santiam Wagon Road intersects with Hwy 20 in different places along the way. Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway ends when Hwy 20 meets Hwy 126 at the top of Santiam Pass.

Travel Oregon, but protect our National Forests and Wilderness Areas. Leave NO Trace when hiking, camping, sightseeing or otherwise enjoying nature. Check with the US Forest Service on fire danger, roads and other conditions in our national forests before setting out on your journey.

Other Hiking Trails accessible on the Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway if you care to check them out. The South Santiam Travel Corridor in the Willamette National Forest of Oregon: USFS: The Willamette National Forest.

Spring's South Santiam River in Oregon, Waiting for the Thunderstorm

Forward ~ The Old Santiam Wagon Road accessed from hiking trails on Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway.

Back ~ Camping and Picnicking on the Quartzville Creek Backcountry Byway.

USFS: The Willamette National Forest of Oregon.

Travel Oregon and enjoy spectacular sightseeing, as well as, Campgrounds and Hiking Trails in the Willamette National Forest on the Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway: Directions to and Descriptions of hiking Trails in Oregon on the south Santiam River and Campgrounds in Oregon on the south Santiam River.

 travel oregon on the over the river and through the woods scenic byway, the south fork of the santiam river in the cascade mountains of oregon. travel oregon, hiking in old growth forests, in fields of wildflowers, photographing, sightseeing, camping on the scenic byways of oregon, in our national forests: the willamette national forest. travel the cascade mountains of oregon. travel alongside wild and scenic rivers in oregon.

Travel Oregon and northern California while staying at Gathering Light ... a retreat
near Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon.

Travel on the West Cascades Scenic Byway to the retreat: Directions, Map & Scenery & the Willamette Pass, Hwy 58: Directions, Map & Scenery. Over the River and through the Woods Scenic Byway: Sites.

Travel Directions to Day Trips of about 100 miles from the retreat.

Scenic Places near Crater Lake & the retreat: hiking & birding trails, camping, wildlife viewing, wetlands, wildlife refuges, river gorges, mountains, wilderness areas & more: Directions, Map & Scenery.

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 birding at wood river wetlands near gathering light ... a retreat located in southern oregon near crater lake national park: cabins, treehouses in the forest on the river. travel to gathering light ... a retreat in southern oregon on scenic byways, along wild and scenic rivers, through our national forests and in the cascade mountains of oregon.

Contact Brad at Gathering Light ... a retreat.