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Saddle Mountain State Natural Area is a state park in northwest Oregon. It is located in the Northern Oregon Coast Range in central Clatsop County, about by road from Seaside. A long hiking trail climbs to the top of Saddle Mountain, which is located in the park. The Pacific Ocean can be seen from the summit. ==History== Oregon's State Land Board was given by the federal government on August 11, 1916, to be set aside for use as a park around Saddle Mountain. On November 21, 1928, the state highway commission, who at that time operated Oregon's state parks, received as a gift from Nellie and O. W. Taylor to use for a park.〔 This was the first land incorporated into what was originally known as Saddle Mountain State Park.〔 During the Great Depression, of the 1930s, the park was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp.〔 The state leased the land to the federal government for two years starting in June 1935.〔 During their stay at the park, the CCC made improvements including building the main trail to the top of the mountain, constructing a road from the Sunset Highway to the main parking lot, the parking lot itself, a picnic area, and restrooms.〔 On December 5, 1935, the Oregon State Land Board donated the they received from the federal government to the state highway commission, as they felt the parks division could better manage the land. This new land, which already been logged, was incorporated into the park. Forest fires burned through many of the trees near the base of the mountain in 1936 and again in 1939. The state built an overnight camping area, a Quonset hut, and a water system complete with reservoir in 1948.〔 The Oregon State Board of Forestry built a fire lookout tower on the summit of Saddle Mountain in 1953. By 1964, the state had bought five tracts of land totaling and added them to the park, bringing the total to .〔 By 1997 the park had been renamed Saddle Mountain State Natural Area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saddle Mountain State Natural Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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