1986 Map of Westfir West

About this map

Lookout Point Lake dominates the central corridor of this mid-1980s landscape, where the waters of the Middle Fork Willamette River are managed alongside the industrial infrastructure of the Southern Pacific railroad. The map documents a heavily managed timber and recreational environment within the Willamette National Forest and Umpqua National Forest. Evidence of the region's logging and transit economy is seen in the numerous Quarry and Borrow Pit sites scattered across the terrain, serving the mountain roads that climb toward summits like Patterson Mountain and Tire Mountain. Recreational development is concentrated along the river corridor, featuring the Black Canyon Campground, Shady Dell Campground, and the Hampton Boating Site. On the eastern edge, the topography descends toward the Oakridge Airport, marking the transition from high-elevation forest to the valley floor's transportation hub.