Opal pool nestles in a narrow, deep canyon, just below a scenic waterfall. The water is sparklingly clear and warm enough (barely) to entice the brave to jump from 20-foot high cliffs that line ...

Opal Pool is the highlight of a gorgeous little gorge, just upstream from Jawbone Flats, the location of the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center. It takes about a 3.5-mile one-way hike to reach Opal ...

Opal Lake is a deep-blue pool at 3,400 feet, surrounded by old-growth cedars and Douglas firs just below French Creek Ridge. It has a few campsites and a few brook trout but doesn't get too much use.

From the Opal Creek Gate Trailhead to Jawbone Flats, past Opal Pool and up Kopetski Trail, no campfires are allowed. The campfire prohibition is in place for 200 feet on both sides of the trail.

OPAL CREEK WILDERNESS, Ore. (AP) - Michael Donnelly’s legs were laced with cuts and bleeding, Daniel Dundon had been attacked by a swarm of hornets and I had hiked through enough devil’s club ...

Opal Lake is a deep-blue pool at 3,400 feet, surrounded by old-growth cedars and Douglas firs just below French Creek Ridge. It has a few campsites and a few brook trout but doesn’t get too much ...

Opal Creek Wilderness Opal Pool, before the 2020 Labor Day fires. Photo by Andi Prewitt. Andi Prewitt | [email protected] Opens in new window prewitta Opens in new window.