Postwar Changes
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Segment 7-E (Sun Notch to Park Headquarters)
Aside from one road
realignment near the intersection where Rim Drive
terminated at Park Headquarters, virtually all of the
postwar changes in this road segment took place in the
vicinity of Vidae Falls. Development of the Mazama
Campground as a major Mission 66 project turned the
attention of park officials away from overnight
facilities below Vidae Falls, though grading for a
picnic area took place in 1958 where the campground road
built in concert with segment 7-E met the old Rim Road.
Lack of adequate cross drainage for the loop road at
this picnic area eventually led to rehabilitation of the
site in 2001, a project that included placement of a
vault toilet and new tables. At that point the trailhead
for the route to Crater Peak also became part of the
picnic area, largely because parking for hikers had
previously been situated on a blind curve near Tututni
Pass.
Looking north
near the start of the Watchman Trail on the West
Rim Drive. |
