Table Rock Road Fire
Table rock is an outstanding geologic feature of columbia river basalt at 6 250 feet on the eastern edge of the mill creek watershed.
Table rock road fire. The road getting to table rock is very bumpy and it takes a long time to get to the parking area. The hike itself was very pretty though and i m glad we did it but if i were in the area again i would choose a different hike. Sitting on the western lip of it is a usfs fire lookout station that is staffed through the fire season late june september. The new fire located near the table rock overpass quickly shot up a large column of gray smoke and drew an immediate response from the air and ground.
The pit toilet was disgusting and didn t even have toilet paper. Sparked by illegal fireworks the blaze burned and blackened the sagebrush covered landscape. Over the last 12 months a group of people and agencies have worked to restore the area. The views from here on a clear day are spectacular.
It s been a year since last june s table rock fire in the boise foothills destroyed 2 500 acres of wildlife habitat. Multiple airplanes and helicopters rushed to. Resident taylor kemp said he. The table rock fire scorched 2 600 acres of the boise foothills and threatened hundreds of homes sending fire crews scrambling to contain the flames that raced up one hillside and down the next.