Best Easy Day Hikes Portland, Oregon

by Dunegan, Lizann

• ISBN13: 9780762725717
• ISBN10: 0762725710
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

This handy pocket-size guide contains 28 easy day hikes that are located in the following areas: Forest Park, Hoyt Arboretum, Waterfront Park, East Bank Esplanade, Marquam Nature Park, Powell Butte, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, Sauvie Island Wildlife Refuge, the Tillamook Forest, Clackamas River region, Silver Falls State Park, Champoeg State Park, the Columbia River National Scenic Area, and the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Author Biography

Portland resident Lizann Dunegan is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in outdoor guidebooks and travel articles about the Northwest. Her other books include Best Easy Day Hikes Bend, Hiking Oregon, Best Easy Day Hikes Oregon's North Coast, and Hiking the Oregon Coast.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Weather	p. 1
Preparing for Your Hike	p. 2
Day Hiking Checklist	p. 4
Trail Regulations/Restrictions	p. 5
Trail Contacts	p. 5
Zero Impact	p. 7
The Hikes
Hoyt Arboretum Loop	p. 11
Lower Macleay Park to Pittock Mansion	p. 16
Wild Cherry-Alder Loop	p. 19
Eastbank Esplanade-Tom McCall Waterfront Park Loop	p. 23
Marquam Nature Park to Council Crest	p. 28
Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge	p. 32
Oak Island	p. 36
Warrior Rock Lighthouse	p. 40
Mount Tabor	p. 43
Powell Butte	p. 49
Tryon Creek State Park	p. 54
Hagg Lake	p. 58
Minto-Brown Island Park	p. 61
Willamette Mission State Park	p. 65
Silver Falls State Park	p. 68
Clackamas River Trail	p. 72
Riverside Trail	p. 76
Larch Mountain Crater-Sherrard Point	p. 80
Latourell Falls	p. 83
Bridal Veil Falls	p. 87
Elowah Falls-Upper McCord Creek Falls	p. 91
Wahclella Falls	p. 94
Eagle Creek	p. 98
Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail	p. 103
Deschutes River State Park Trail	p. 108
Lost Lake Loop	p. 112
Mirror Lake Loop	p. 115
Salmon River	p. 118
About the Author	p. 122
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