Saddle Mountain State Natural Area in Oregon’s northern Coast Range centers on 3,283-foot Saddle Mountain, whose summit trail leads to sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River mouth, and Cascade peaks. The park developed through land transfers and donations beginning in 1916 and 1928, then gained much of its basic infrastructure during the Great Depression when the Civilian Conservation Corps built the main trail, access road, parking area, picnic grounds, and restrooms. Despite fires near the mountain’s base, the park expanded over time and came to be valued for both its forested landscape and ecological significance, including rare plants, wildlife, and a spring near the summit.