Mill Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Ochoco National Forest of central Oregon. It was established in 1984 and comprises 17,400 acres (7,040 ha).[1] Of the three wilderness areas in the Ochoco National Forest - Mill Creek, Bridge Creek, and Black Canyon - Mill Creek is the largest and most heavily used.[2]
The first sawmill in Crook County was located on Mill Creek, hence its name.[3]
^Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests - Mill Creek Wilderness
^Bandit II EA – Chapter 1
^McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1. (paperback; ISBN 0-87595-278-X hardcover)
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