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Dave Harmon, PW editor
- May 13, 2019
- 1 min read

Camping, hiking permits to be required for first time at 3 popular Oregon wilderness areas

A major change to the way hikers and campers experience three of Oregon’s most popular wilderness areas was finalized Friday.

The U.S. Forest Service announced that beginning in 2020, a permit will be required to camp anywhere in the Three Sisters, Mount Washington and Mount Jefferson wilderness areas.

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/05/10/oregon-wilderness-permits-three-sisters-mount-jefferson-mount-washington-forest-service/1165219001/

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