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  2. Wallowa Lake - Wikipedia

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    The Wallowa Lake area was inhabited by the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce tribe prior to the exploration of the area and the formation of the U.S. State of Oregon. The lake and its surrounding area was guaranteed to the Nez Perce as part of the Treaty of 1855. This lasted until the discovery of gold in the area and the subsequent rush.

  3. List of lakes of Oregon - Wikipedia

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    A former gravel pit turned fishing pond in Salem: Walton Lake: A lake in Ochoco National Forest: Wallowa Lake: A melted glacier near Joseph: Wickiup Reservoir: A reservoir south of Mount Bachelor Willow Creek Lake: formed by Willow Creek Dam impounding Willow Creek near Heppner: Woahink Lake: Deepest lake (relative to sea level) dammed by sand ...

  4. Wallowa Lake State Park - Wikipedia

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    It is at the southern shore of Wallowa Lake, near the city of Joseph in Wallowa County. The town of Wallowa Lake is situated next to the park. Wallowa Lake State Park has a variety of activities, including hiking wilderness trails, horseback riding, bumper boat, canoeing, miniature golf, and a tramway to the top of one of the mountains (a rise ...

  5. Hells Canyon National Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area on the borders of the U.S. states of Oregon and Idaho.Managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, the recreation area was established by Congress and signed by President Gerald Ford in late 1975 to protect the historic and archaeological values of the Hells Canyon area and ...

  6. Wallowa Lake, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Wallowa Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the south end of Wallowa Lake , and is a small community made up of vacation homes, lodging, restaurants, as well as other small businesses.

  7. Aneroid Lake - Wikipedia

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    Aneroid Lake can be accessed by either the East Fork Wallowa River Trailhead at Wallowa Lake or Tenderfoot Trailhead. The East Fork Wallowa River Trailhead is by far a shorter hike to Aneroid Lake, being only 6 miles (9.7 km) long. It begins at the south end of Wallowa Lake, near Wallowa Lake State Park. After about 2 miles (3 km) of hiking on ...

  8. Wallowa County, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Wallowa mountains and lake United States Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas was one famous summer visitor to Wallowa County, building a vacation cabin on Lostine River Road in 1939. In December 2003, a developer announced a proposal to buy a 62-acre (0.25 km 2 ) property near Wallowa Lake , and build 11 homes on it.

  9. Wallowa, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Wallowa was platted in 1889. [6] Wallowa is a Nez Perce word describing a triangular structure of stakes that in turn supported a network of sticks called lacallas to form a fish trap. [7] The Nez Perce put these traps in the Wallowa River below the outlet of Wallowa Lake. [7]