About Onion Mountain Lookout
Location Onion Mountain Lookout
Address:
2164 Ne Spalding Avenue Road
Grants Pass, OR, 97526
United States
Entry to the lookout is by a key. Please call the Wild Rivers Ranger District office at 541-471-6500, four days prior to arrival to arrange pick up and drop off of the key. The office is open Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and is closed on weekends and holidays. It is located at the Grants Pass Interagency Office, 2164 NE Spalding Avenue in Grants Pass, Oregon 97526.
From Grants Pass travel Highway 199 south to Riverbanks Road (milepost 7-just past the Applegate River) and turn right. Proceed on Riverbanks Road, 5.5 miles to Shan Creek Road and turn left. Travel 8 miles on this gravel road to Forest Service Road 2509 and turn right. Proceed 0.75 miles to the Onion Mountain gate.
Note: Onion Mountain Lookout is accessible by car, but the last 8.75 miles are on graveled Forest Service roads.
Latitude & Longitude: 42.4544 / -123.616
Elevation: 1353 feet