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Onion Mountain Lookout

US Forest Service · Oregon

Onion Mountain Lookout in Oregon. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 790 public campsites we map in Oregon.

THIS FACILITY IS CLOSED TO RESERVATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Onion Mountain lookout sits atop a 12-foot tower at an elevation of 4,438 feet, offering guests expansive mountain views in southwestern Oregon. The original Onion Mountain Lookout was a raised platform, built on top of a tower in 1916. In 1924, a second lookout without a tower was built on site. The current structure was placed on site in 1952 and served as a fire lookout and Aircraft Warning Service observation station.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
541-471-6500
Coordinates
42.45444, -123.61639

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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