Coastal Mountains

The small town of Vernonia lies northwest of Portland near the crest of the Coastal Mountains. Just north of downtown is picturesque Vernonia Lake.

Vernonia Lake

Cabbage White Butterfly

Vernonia Lake

The lake was once the mill pond of the Oregon-American Lumber Company, the largest all-electric lumber mill in the world in its day.

Now it’s a recreational lake, and very pretty in the summertime.

Red-winged Blackbird

Vernonia Lake

Chicory