Mile 80.8 - LBD Grand Tower - Devil’s Bake Oven (Rock Cliff)

John Ruskey

20 Apr 2026 � 1 min read

80.8 LBD Grand Tower - Devil’s Bake Oven (Rock Cliff)

After bouncing off Fountain Bluff the channel goes river center and paddlers looking downstream will become aware of an unusual feature seen left bank, a chunky shape rising right out of the water. At first it appears to be a grey boulder, but by and by you realize there are trees on top. It must be larger than a boulder. Trees don’t grow on a boulder. At low water you’ll see a cave on the west side facing the river. This is the Devl’s Bake Oven. Make a landing from the big eddy swirling downstream of the cliff and climb up an unkept trail on its backside for great views up and down the river. At low and medium water levels you can camp, but there is a dirt road behind leading to the nearby campground and town, and you will probably have company.

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