Hiking
Forest Park
10 minute drive. Easy terrain. 30.2 miles but can be explored in sections. In the same forest as Leif Erikson but higher elevations.
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Wildwood Trailhead at Germantown Rd
11028-11192 NW Germantown Rd10 minute drive. Easy terrain. 30.2 miles but can be explored in sections. In the same forest as Leif Erikson but higher elevations.
Mount Hood Wilderness (NW Forest Pass REQUIRED)
1 hour 20 minute drive. Easy. Very accessible off of Hwy 26. This can lead to high foot traffic, but it is worth it. This is where paintings are inspired of the great outdoors.
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Mirror Lake Trail
Mirror Lake Trail #6641 hour 20 minute drive. Easy. Very accessible off of Hwy 26. This can lead to high foot traffic, but it is worth it. This is where paintings are inspired of the great outdoors.
1 hour 20 minute drive.
Moderate - ok for older kids. 8 mile out-and-back that starts at the Mirror Lake trailhead but takes you up the mountain for unreal views of the ZigZag Valley and Mt. Hood.
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Tom Dick and Harry Mountain
1 hour 20 minute drive.
Moderate - ok for older kids. 8 mile out-and-back that starts at the Mirror Lake trailhead but takes you up the mountain for unreal views of the ZigZag Valley and Mt. Hood.
1 hour 20 minute drive. Easy 2 mile hike around the lake with view of the mountain and native flora.
$5 parking fee
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Trillium Lake Trailhead
National Forest Development Road 26561 hour 20 minute drive. Easy 2 mile hike around the lake with view of the mountain and native flora.
$5 parking fee
1 hour 20 minute drive. Difficult 12 mile lollipop loop trail starting at Timberline Lodge. Picturesque wildflower displays in summer months, beautiful year-round vistas.
Paradise Park Trailhead
1 hour 20 minute drive. Difficult 12 mile lollipop loop trail starting at Timberline Lodge. Picturesque wildflower displays in summer months, beautiful year-round vistas.
Columbia River Gorge
40 minute drive. Moderate. Most famous falls in Oregon. You can take great photos from the bottom or trek to the top and see the cascade from above. In season, you can see salmon returning to spawn.
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Multnomah Falls station
40 minute drive. Moderate. Most famous falls in Oregon. You can take great photos from the bottom or trek to the top and see the cascade from above. In season, you can see salmon returning to spawn.
60 minute drive (including $1 or $2 toll bridge). Moderate. Like out of the Hobbit, this rock rises out of tall conifers and is hiked via a series of switchbacks and cliff face bridges. Not great for a fear of heights but some of the most interesting engineering and views in the Gorge. Up 848ft in just under a mile.
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Beacon Rock Trailhead
Beacon Rock Trail60 minute drive (including $1 or $2 toll bridge). Moderate. Like out of the Hobbit, this rock rises out of tall conifers and is hiked via a series of switchbacks and cliff face bridges. Not great for a fear of heights but some of the most interesting engineering and views in the Gorge. Up 848ft in just under a mile.
1.5 hour drive (including $1 or $2 toll bridge). Moderate. 6.2 mile loop passes one of the more stunning falls systems with the confluence of 3 upper falls into one lower. Hike includes a wooden suspension bridge and small pools for ice-cold wading.
Falls Creek Falls
Falls Creek Falls Trail #152A1.5 hour drive (including $1 or $2 toll bridge). Moderate. 6.2 mile loop passes one of the more stunning falls systems with the confluence of 3 upper falls into one lower. Hike includes a wooden suspension bridge and small pools for ice-cold wading.
60 minute drive. Moderate. 7.5 mile lollipop loop that has it all. Waterfalls, crags, library-quiet forest, and wide-vistas. Decent elevation gain around 2,000ft.
Hamilton Mountain Trail
Hamilton Mountain Trail60 minute drive. Moderate. 7.5 mile lollipop loop that has it all. Waterfalls, crags, library-quiet forest, and wide-vistas. Decent elevation gain around 2,000ft.