Prairie City

Elevation: 3,535

Population: 861

With spectacular views of Strawberry Mountain, Prairie City provides easy access to year-round outdoor recreation. From the Blue Mountains to the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, the area is surrounded by opportunities for fishing, hiking, biking, hunting, skiing, snowmobiling and camping. Businesses provide a small town “Main Street” atmosphere downtown, and the Prairie City Community Center provides a place to gather. The town has two parks: The city park in the center of town features a playground and picnic area near City Hall, and Depot Park at Bridge and Main streets is home to Depot RV Park and the DeWitt Museum, which houses a collection of local railroad memorabilia as well as other items in the historic Sumpter Valley Railway Depot.

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Strawberry Lake is a pristine mountain oasis in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Strawberry Campground is as far as vehicles can travel, and the rest of the trek is on foot. The moderately difficult trail travels about a mile and a half from the campground uphill to the lake. Strawberry Falls is another mile or so up the trail, which is connected to a trail system that traverses the entire wilderness. The campground is about 11 miles south of Prairie City on County Road 60.