Hiking Oregon, 2nd A Guide to Oregon's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Dunegan, Lizann

• ISBN13: 9780762726066
• ISBN10: 0762726067
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Featuring 50 of the state's best hikes, with an additional 52 honorable mention hikes,Hiking Oregonis the ticket to experiencing the Beaver State's remarkable diversity. This one-of-a-kind guidebook will take outdoor enthusiasts on hikes along rugged, rocky coastline to historic lighthouses; through scented, sagebrush high desert and magnificent lava plains; to the tops of volcanic peaks; past cascading waterfalls; and alongside wild and scenic rivers.

Author Biography

Portland resident Lizann Dunegan is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in writing outdoor guidebooks and travel articles on the Pacific Northwest. She has been hiking trails throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest for more than fifteen years.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Northwest Oregon	7	(88)
1. Ecola State Park to Indian Beach	9	(4)
2. Saddle Mountain	13	(4)
3. Harts Cove	17	(4)
4. Cape Meares State Park	21	(5)
5. Cape Lookout	26	(4)
6. Yaguina Head Outstanding Natural Area	30	(5)
7. Silver Falls State Park	35	(5)
8. Hoyt Arboretum	40	(5)
9. Angels Rest	45	(4)
10. Larch Mountain	49	(5)
11. Horsetail, Oneonta, and Triple Falls	54	(5)
12. Munra Point	59	(5)
13. Wahclella Falls	64	(4)
14. Eagle Creek to High Bridge	68	(5)
15. Salmon River	73	(4)
16. Cooper Spur Trail	77	(18)
Northwest Oregon Honorable Mentions
A: Cathedral Tree to Astoria Column	81	(1)
B: Neahkahnie Mountain	81	(1)
C: Munson Creek Falls	82	(1)
D: Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area	82	(1)
E: Cascade Head	82	(1)
F: Drift Creek Falls	83	(1)
G: King Mountain	83	(1)
H: Warrior Rock Lighthouse	83	(1)
I: Clackamas River	84	(1)
J: Bagby Hot Springs	85	(1)
K: Bridal Veil Falls	85	(1)
L: Latourell Falls	86	(1)
M: Elowah Falls and Upper McCord Creek Falls	87	(1)
N: Mark O. Hatfield/Twin Tunnels Trail	87	(1)
O: Deschutes River State Park	88	(1)
P: Lost Lake	88	(1)
Q: Mirror Lake	89	(1)
R: McNeil Point	89	(1)
S: East Zigzag Mountain Loop	90	(1)
T: Elk Meadows Loop	91	(1)
U: Valley of the Giants	91	(1)
V: French Pete Creek	92	(1)
W: Sahalie and Koosah Falls	92	(1)
X: Waldo Lake Trail	93	(2)
Southwest Oregon	95	(64)
17. Cape Perpetua Trails	96	(15)
18. Heceta Head Lighthouse	111
19. Sutton Creek Recreation Area	105	(6)
20. Tahkenitch Creek	111	(4)
21. Sunset Bay, Shore Acres, and Cape Arago State Parks	115	(5)
22. Cape Ferrelo to Whalehead Beach	120	(5)
23. Alfred A. Loeb State Park Nature Trails	125	(4)
24. Vulcan Lake	129	(5)
25. Babyfoot Lake	134	(4)
26. Illinois River Trail	138	(5)
27. Mount McLoughlin	143	(5)
28. Mount Thielsen	148	(11)
Southwest Oregon Honorable Mentions
Y: Pawn Old-growth Trail	153	(1)
Z: Sweet Creek Falls	153	(1)
AA: Kentucky Falls	153	(1)
BB: North Fork Smith River	154	(1)
CC: Umpqua Dunes	154	(1)
DD: South Slough Estuarine Preserve	154	(1)
EE: Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area	155	(1)
FF: Cape Blanco State Park	155	(1)
GG: Susan Creek Falls	156	(1)
HH: Tipsoo Peak	156	(1)
II: Mount Bailey Hike	157	(1)
JJ: Mount Scott	157	(2)
Central Oregon	159	(70)
29. Triangulation Peak	161	(5)
30. West Metolius 'River Trail	166	(4)
31. Three Fingered jack	170	(5)
32. Black Butte	175	(4)
33. Little Belknap Crater	179	(5)
34. Black Crater	184	(4)
35. Tani McArthur Rim	188	(4)
36. South Sister	192	(5)
37. Benhain Falls to Slough Meadow	197	(4)
38. Paulina Peak	201	(14)
39. Big Obsidian Flow Trail	215
40. Smith Rock State Park	209	(5)
41. Steins Pillar	214	(4)
42. Twin Pillars	218	(11)
Central Oregon Honorable Mentions KK: Green Lakes Loop	223	(24)
LL: Ray Atkeson Memorial Loop Hike	223	(1)
MM: Jefferson Park	224	(1)
NN: Pamelia Lake	224	(1)
OO: Hand Lake	225	(1)
PP: Canyon Creek Meadows Loop	225	(1)
QQ: Three Sisters Loop	226	(1)
RR: Tam-a-lau Trail	227	(2)
Northeast Oregon	229	(26)
43. Painted Hills Unit (John Day Fossil Beds National Monument)	231	(4)
44. Island in Time (John Day Fossil Beds-Sheep Rock Unit)	235	(4)
45. Black Canyon Trail	239	(4)
46. Strawberry Lakes Trail	243	(4)
47. Lakes Basin	247	(8)
Northeast Oregon Honorable Mentions
SS: North Fork John Day River to Trout Creek	253	(1)
TT: Hells Canyon	253	(1)
UU: Echo/Traverse Lakes	253	(1)
W: Historic Oregon Trail	254	(1)
Southeast Oregon	255	(18)
48. Gearhart Mountain	256	(4)
49. Poker Jim Ridge	260	(5)
50. Steens Mountain Trails	265	(8)
Southeast Oregon Honorable Mentions
WW: Page Springs Campground Hikes	271	(1)
XX: Big Indian Gorge Hike	271	(1)
YY: Peter French Round Barn	272	(1)
ZZ: Coffeepot Crater	272	(1)
The Art of Hiking	273	(21)
Hikes by Interest	294	(4)
About the Author	298