Woodward Campground and Langdon Lake
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Location
From Pendleton, take Hwy 11 North and east for 20 miles. Turn east on Hwy 204 just north of Weston. Travel another 20 miles to the small community of Tollgate. Go 0.7 miles past the Tollgate store and look for the entry to Woodward Campground (US Forest Service) on the lake (it’s on your right). If the gate is closed, park here and walk down to the lake.
Woodward Campground is the only public land around the Langdon Lake. The north, east, and south sides of the lake are private lands and generally closed to the public – signed No Trespassing.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Mixed Conifer, Engelmann Spruce and Mt. Lake vegetation. Look for Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye (nesters), Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Ruffed Grouse, Sora, Calliope Hummingbird, Red-naped Sapsucker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Violet-green Swallow, Vaux’s Swift, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Pacific Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush, American Robin, Townsend’s Solitaire, Orange-crowned Warbler, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, Western Tanager, Fox Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cassin’s Finch, Red Crossbill, and Pine Siskin. Rarities include Surf Scoter, Barred Owl, American Three-toed Woodpecker (breeds some years), White-winged Crossbill, and Pine Grosbeak.
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