Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Scenic Corridor
About
Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Scenic Corridor is a 311-acre park in northeast Oregon, about 8 miles from the town of Wallowa. The state park agency manages it, and land records list it as city land. Late spring through early fall is the most comfortable stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wallowa run from highs around 76°F in June to about 88°F in July and August, with only about four wet days a month at midsummer. September cools to highs near 79°F. For hiking nearby, Cougar Ridge Trail lies about 8.4 miles away and Big Sheep Ridge Trail about 8.6 miles away.
Park size
311 acres
Location
Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Scenic Corridor
Oregon
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–76°F and lows of 32–43°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Wallowa, OR weather station, 7.9 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan36° high20° low7 days with snow
- Feb43° high22° low5 days with snow
- Mar52° high27° low3 days with snow
- Apr60° high32° low1 days with snow
- May69° high38° low
- Jun76° high43° low
- Jul88° high47° low
- Aug88° high45° low
- Sep79° high38° low
- Oct63° high31° low1 days with snow
- Nov46° high25° low4 days with snow
- Dec36° high19° low8 days with snow
Where it is
- Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Scenic Corridor · Public land
- Nearest town
- Wallowa, Oregon · 8.1 mi
- Managed by
- City Land
Nearby
- Cougar Ridge TrailHiking8.4 mi
- Big Sheep Ridge TrailHiking8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
