| Opal Creek Wilderness | |
|---|---|
 Old growth in Opal Creek Wilderness | |
| Location | Marion / Clackamas counties, Oregon, United States[1] |
| Nearest city | Detroit, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°50′48.14″N 122°12′32.79″W / 44.8467056°N 122.2091083°W |
| Area | 20,746 acres (8,396 ha)[2] |
| Established | September 30, 1996 |
| Governing body | United States Forest Service |
The Opal Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Willamette National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon, on the border of the Mount Hood National Forest. It has the largest uncut watershed in Oregon.[3]
Opal Creek and nearby Opal Lake were named for Opal Elliott, wife of early Forest Service ranger Roy Elliott.[4]
- ^ U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System Map (Map). Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ^ "Opal Creek Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Opal Creek Wilderness". The Cranberry House. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
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