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Scouters Mountain Nature Park Hike Portland Mount Hood View Happy Valley Boomer Trail Scouters Mountain Shelter

Scouters Mountain Nature Park in Happy Valley

Searching for a short hike in the Portland area? Scouters Mountain Nature Park in Happy Valley makes a worthwhile destination for a 1.2-mile hike. Explore a forested cinder cone east of... Read more.

Canemah Bluff Nature Park Oregon City Hike Camas Springs Trail Canemah Bluff Hike Willamette Falls Portland Oregon

Canemah Bluff Nature Park in Oregon City

What's so appealing about Canemah Bluff Nature Park in Oregon City? Start with fields of spring wildflowers and views of Willamette Falls. Then add ferny forests and a historical... Read more.

Camping Deschutes River State Recreation Area Campground Columbia River Tent RV camp Oregon

Camping in Deschutes River State Recreation Area

Deschutes River State Recreation Area is located east of The Dalles, Oregon (where spring arrives earlier than it does in areas west of the Columbia River Gorge). Bordering the... Read more.

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River Trail Loop in Deschutes River State Recreation Area

Right before spilling into the Columbia River, the Deschutes River flows down a canyon between grass and sagebrush-covered ridges with basalt outcroppings. Alongside the river, a pair... Read more.

Palouse Falls State Park Waterfall Trail Campground Viewpoint Washington

Palouse Falls Viewpoint and Campground in Palouse Falls State Park

Palouse Falls appears like magic. The drive into Palouse Falls State Park crosses a broad grassy plain where you would never expect to find a waterfall. At the end of the dusty road,... Read more.

Catherine Creek Arch Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Hike Washington

Catherine Creek Arch in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Catherine Creek Arch is a surprising creation - a bridge-like span of rock along a ledge of basalt. A 1-mile round trip hike leads to the foot of Catherine Creek Arch (and longer loops... Read more.

Catherine Creek Trail Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Wildflower Loop Hike Washington

Catherine Creek Interpretive Trail in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Hikers pack the slopes of Dog Mountain to see spring wildflowers, but tackling a lot of elevation is not required to see one of the best blooms in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic... Read more.

Saddle Mountain Trail Saddle Mountain State Natural Area Coast Range Summit Hike Seaside Oregon

Saddle Mountain Trail in Saddle Mountain State Natural Area

One hike in Northwest Oregon really rises above the rest. Saddle Mountain is the highest point in the northern half of the Coast Range with sweeping 360-degree from a 3,283-foot summit... Read more.

Dogwood Trail Alder Trail Loop Keil Trail Leif Erikson Drive Wildwood Trail Hike Forest Park Portland Oregon

Dogwood Trail – Alder Trail Loop in Forest Park, Portland

Forest Park is a wonderful place to take a short hike in Portland. For a 5-trail, four-season outing, check out Dogwood Trail – Alder Trail Loop, which actually uses Keil Trail,... Read more.

Haystack Trail Mount Shasta Hike Klamath National Forest The Haystack Butte California

Haystack Trail in Klamath National Forest & Mount Shasta

The Haystack is a diminutive volcanic dome with great views of the enormous, snowy mass of Mount Shasta. Haystack Trail presents a 2.55-mile lollipop loop hike that tours the Haystack's... Read more.

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