Roaring River Wilderness is a 36,500-acre protected area in Oregon’s Mount Hood National Forest, southwest of Mount Hood, named for the Roaring River, a tributary of the Clackamas River. Created in 2009 after several failed federal proposals, it preserves a river valley, old-growth forest with trees said to be about 1,000 years old, alpine meadows, and lakes including Serene Lake and the Rock Lakes. Cache Meadow is among its meadow areas, and the river supports spawning salmon. Wildlife recorded here includes spotted owls, pileated woodpeckers, bears, cougars, elk, mule deer, and salamanders. It remains an important protected part of the Mount Hood region.