Rock Creek Trail - Waterline trail
Fanno Creek trail
Banks-Vernonia
Marine trail along top of Columbia River
Springwater Corridor
Forest Park (duh)
Sauvie Island: Oak Island 2.4 mile loop
Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge
Columbia River Gorge:
Elowah Falls - 1.8 miles out and back
Wahclella Falls- 2 miles out and back
Mitchell Point - 2 miles, straight up, not for children
Latourelle Falls - 2.4 mile loop, with waterfalls at bottom and top
Horsetail Falls to Oneonta Falls to Triple Falls: 3-5 miles
Wahkeena Falls to Fairy Falls
Mosier Plateau hike - 3.5 miles, lovely flowers and views
Rowena Crest in Tom McCall Preserve - wildflowers; poison oak
Dry Creek Falls - 4 miles roundtrip - lovely easy hike, good w kids, nice falls
Angel's Rest - 5 miles roundtrip - steep, great views from top
Munra Point - 6 miles, steep, with scrambles; amazing view
Silver Star Mountain - 6 miles, steady uphill climb; beautiful flowers and views
Dog Mountain - 7 miles; very steep; amazing wildflowers in May
Dalles Mountain Ranch loop - 7 miles; unbelievable wildflowers in April
Herman Creek Pinnacles - 5-8 miles; pinnacles?? underwhelming
Hamilton Mtn - 8 miles
Catherine Creek/Coyote Wall - 8 miles - snakes, very exposed to sun
Eagle Creek/Tunnel Falls - 12 miles, a dozen waterfalls, man-made tunnel and steep dropoffs; 5 miles to Punchbowl Falls
to do: Larch Mountain; Falls Creek Falls; Table Mountain; Siouxon Creek (backpacking); Indian Heaven (Lemei Rock), Cape Horn
Mt. Hood:
Trillium Lake: nice picnic spot; 2-mile flat loop around lake
Mirror Lake: 3 mile round trip to lovely mountain lake
Twin Lakes: snowshoed it and it was gorgeous - nice lakes for summer dips - 4 miles
Tamanawas Falls: 3.5 miles, unbelievably pretty, esp in snow
Umbrella Falls: 4.1 mile round trip to pretty little waterfall; wildflowers in July
Salmon River trail - variable length along a great river and an old-growth forest
McNeil Point: 5 miles to great view of Mt. Hood; 9 miles to the Point
Ramona Falls: 7 miles; easy, flat hike to amazing waterfall
Cooper Spur hike: 7-8 miles; amazing hike to really high on Hood
Timothy Lake loop: 12 miles, bikeable, flat
Salmon Butte: 12-13 miles; gradual uphill to panoramic view of five mountains
McNeil Point: 10.6 miles to the point! Amazing views
Burnt Lake to East Zigzag Mtn: 10 miles; lake w view of Hood, views of 4 mtns; wildflowers
Boulder Ridge to Huckleberry Mtn: 11 miles, constant uphill, beautiful view of Hood
Paradise Park: 12-13 milesYocum Ridge: 18 miles
to do:
Elk Meadows
Elk Cove from Vista Ridge
the Coast:
Neahkanie Mountain in Manzanita - 3.5 miles round trip
Saddle Mountain - 5 miles - gorgeous wildflowers in spring
Cascade Head - 4 miles to gorgeous views of beach
Ecola State Park - in Cannon Beach; hikes of varying lengths
Oswald West State Park - south of Cannon Beach
to do:
Drift Creek Falls - near Lincoln City
Cape Falcon - 5 miles
Cape Lookout - 5 miles
Bend:
Tumalo Mountain (snowshoe)
Misery Ridge trail (4 miles) in Smith Rock State park; super fun
Black Butte (4 miles straight up a cinder cone volcano - incredible views)
Waterfalls Trail along McKenzie River - Koosah and Sahalie Falls (1-3 miles)
Blue Pool
to do: Proxy Falls, South Sister, Broken Top Mount St. Helens:
Lewis River Trail: varying length, lots of waterfalls
Silver Star mountain: 6 miles out and back - gorgeous, steep hike
Mt St. Helens summit!: 10 miles straight up
Ape Canyon: 11 miles through old-growth forest
Coldwater Peak: 13 miles on blast-zone side of Helens. Beautiful, goats.
to do: Falls Creek Falls;Coldwater Lake loop; Hummocks; June Lake; Lava Canyon, Ape Caves
Other:
Silver Falls State Park - 8 miles, 10 waterfalls
Wilson River trails - Elk Creek, Kings Mountain - 20 miles in total
Clackamas River trail to Pup Creek falls - 7.8 miles
Bull of the Woods - 7 miles, cool old lookout tower, nice views; long drive
Bike trails:
Banks - Vernonia trail
Springwater Corridor
Old Columbia River Highway - Mosier tunnels
Marine Drive in North Portland
Fanno Creek trail through Beaverton
Pirate Park/Rock Creek trail
to do: Klickitat Rail trail, near Lyle WA
Snowshoeing hikes:
Trillium Lake - 5 miles
Twin Lakes - 5 miles to Lower Twin, easy grade and pretty forest
Mirror Lake/Tom Dick and Harry - 5-8 miles
Rampart Ridge at Rainier - 5 miles, gorgeous forest and view
Pocket Creek - 6 miles
Barlow Pass Snopark to PCT - possibly Palmateer Pt.
to do:
Boy Scout Ridge? June Lake
Other hikes still to do:
Opal Creek - Opal Pool to Cedar Flats - Jawbone Flats: 6-10 miles
Mount Mitchell - 5 miles to spectacular view; long drive
* Deschutes River Trail (in the winter / early spring only)
Fifteenmile Creek: 10 miles, share w mtn bikers, e side of Hood
Little North Santiam River: 9 miles along river
Jefferson Park from Whitewater TH
* Coffin Mountain
Campgrounds:
Cape Perpetua near Yachats
Oak Fork on Timothy Lake, Mt Hood (6 mos reservable; site 34)
Coldwater Cove on Clear Lake
Silver Falls State Park
Smiling River/Camp Sherman on Metolius River
Lower Falls on Lewis River in WA
Ohanapecosh and Cougar at Mt. Rainier
Nehalem Bay State Park at Manzanita
Camp Creek at Mt Hood
LaPine State Park
Beverly Beach (eh)Cape Lookout (eh)
to do:
The Cove Palisades State Park
Deschutes River State Rec Area
Cottonwood Canyon State Park
Priest Hole near Painted Hills Ft Stevens
Cape Disappointment in WA
Wallowas
Camp Creek near Mt. Hood/Rhododendron
on the Clackamas: Riverside Campground
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