The most exclusive overnight experiences in Oregon aren’t necessarily found in five-star hotels or even glamping resorts – they’re found in historic fire lookouts perched on remote mountain peaks.

A beloved sentinel — the 70-year-old fire lookout on Slate Peak — has collapsed. At 7,440 feet, it was the highest ...

Oregon’s fire lookouts offer a unique opportunity to sleep above the trees, surrounded by breathtaking views and the tranquility of nature. These historic structures, once used for spotting wildfires, ...

Northwest Peak Lookout sits at the top of Northwest Peak in Lincoln County. (Hailey Smalley/ Daily Inter Lake) Volunteers make repairs to Northwest Peak Lookout on July 25, 2025. (Hailey Smalley/Daily ...

Rick Freimuth has occupied the Benchmark Lookout every summer since 2016. Rick Freimuth and his wife, Linda, have occupied the Benchmark Lookout every summer since 2016. Now retired, the couple can’t ...

LEWISTON – Fire lookouts occupy an uncommon spot in the world. Their function is simultaneously anachronistic and essential. They exist in wildly remote spaces yet are satellites of human ...

Artificial intelligence and smart cameras for spotting wildfires are hot topics. But you may not know that there are still people in fire lookouts across the U.S. and here in Washington, spotting and ...

In California, firefighters have a true range of tools available to alert them of wildfires: live cameras mounted throughout forests, satellites orbiting Earth, pilots scanning the terrain in ...

Editor’s note: The following is a letter written by Gary McHargue, a retired Forest Service employee of 31 years. McHargue was the person who hired Ken Jordan as lookout at the Colby Mountain Lookout ...