Rock Creek Wilderness
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The Rock Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area comprising Script error: No such module "convert". within the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast. It was created in 1984, along with the Drift Creek Wilderness and Cummins Creek Wilderness.[1] The Rock Creek Wilderness has "no developed trails or trailheads."[2]
Topography
Rock Creek Wilderness is characterized by steep slopes, dense forest, and thick brush. Two streams (Rock Creek and Big Creek), separated by a broad ridge, traverse the area and flow westward to the Pacific Ocean.[1][3]
Vegetation
Rock Creek Wilderness is primarily coniferous rainforest with dense ground cover. Bigleaf Maple and Red Alder trees line both creeks. Old-growth Douglas-fir can be found in the eastern portion of this area, giving way to old-growth Sitka Spruce closer to the ocean. Other vegetation include Salal, Salmonberry, Western Swordfern, and rhododendron.[1]
Wildlife
One unique inhabitant of this area is the Oregon silverspot butterfly. These endangered orange-and-brown butterflies can be found on the ridge between the creeks. Salmon, steelhead, and coastal cutthroat trout migrate upstream along both creeks each year to spawn.[1]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b c d Rock Creek Wilderness - Wilderness.net
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- ↑ Rock Creek Wilderness, Oregon - GORP
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Gallery
- Images of Rock Creek
External links
- Rock Creek Wilderness - National Wilderness Preservation System
- Siuslaw National Forest
- Rock Creek Wilderness - Leisure and Sport Review
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