Hoodoo

Hoodoo Roadless Area is one of the most frequented non-motorized recreation destinations in the Colville National Forest. Hikers travel the secluded, wilderness setting up through Hoodoo Canyon to discover hidden mountain lakes and sweeping views of granite cliffs.

Hunting, hiking, and rock climbing are popular wilderness activities in this area. The developed recreation site at Trout Lake offers fishing and camping opportunities greatly enhanced by an adjacent wilderness area.

Hoodoo’s cottonwood, aspen, and shrub-steppe is a rare vegetation type in the state and provides crucial habitat for Canada lynx, wolverines, and nesting golden eagles. The series of remote lakes and ponds provides secluded habitat for frogs and other aquatic animals.

Not only is protecting Hoodoo valuable for its diverse wildlife, but its adjacent campgrounds and developed trailhead with easy access from Sherman Pass suggest that designating it as a wilderness area will increase tourism and benefit  the local economy.