1967 Map of Bone Spring

About this map

Paradise Ridge and Broken Ridge define the high-elevation geography of this portion of the Umatilla National Forest in the late 1960s. The landscape is a network of ridges and deep drainages, where the Walla Walla River and South Fork Walla Walla River carve through the western slopes while the Wenaha Fork River drains to the southeast. Human presence is concentrated in a handful of high-country outposts like the Bone Spring Lookout Tower and the Reser Cabin, connected by the Skyline Road and historical transit corridors like the Paradise Pack Trail. This survey illustrates a wilderness management era characterized by seasonal campgrounds at Dequet Spring, Squaw Spring, and Bone Spring, which served as hubs for forest service activity and early backcountry recreation before more modern road developments.