Oregon hiking trails - Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail, Central Cascade Range, Wasco County

   
  Here in the fine state of Oregon backcountry hiking is always a cool thing to do. Backcountry hiking in Oregon is such a tremendous thing to do. Hitting the hiking trails is always a cool thing to do, and Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail in Wasco County, Oregon is just the spot. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is one of many trails in the surrounding area. The beautiful great outdoors hiking trails of the Central Cascade Range are a tremendous way to explore these mountains. Being 6.2 miles long it's a
    mid length backcountry hike. Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail gets a good deal of water; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain while July is typically the driest month. This great outdoors hiking trail is a normal length great outdoors hiking trail with an average
amount of climbing distance which makes it a great trail for experienced backcountry walkers in great shape. Every Oregon hiking and backpacking trail has its own unique prettiness. Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail is a hiking trail relatively far from Hood River, but it is  
one of many splendid hiking trails in this region. All through the summer at Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail highs are regularly in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 50's. All through the wintertime the highs are ordinarily in the 40's while Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 30's. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 1,097 feet which is an average number. There are hiking and backpacking trails all over Oregon, and Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail in Wasco County is one of them. This is a backpacking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things in the Central Cascade Range. Why not camp at Lemiti Campground while you're here at Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail, and Lemiti Meadow is a lovely location any time of year.
Camping is available at Trout Lake Campground, and Cedar Meadow is a wonderful site to stretch your legs a bit.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.8837, Longitude -121.7162
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1097 feet


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 Trails Near Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail:
Pacific Crest Trail - section 22, County County , 3 miles away, 87.6 hiking miles, 4066 feet elevation difference
Camp One Trail, Wasco County County , 4 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 1151 feet elevation difference
Boundary Trail, Clackamas County County , 5 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 124 feet elevation difference
Camas Prairie Trail, Wasco County County , 5 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 786 feet elevation difference
Fish Lake Trail, Marion County County , 8 miles away,  5.4 hiking miles, 682 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail:
Trout Lake Campground, Jefferson County, 3 miles away
Lemiti Campground, Clackamas County, 5 miles away
Wizard Falls Campground, Jefferson County, 18 miles away
Lower Twin Campground, Wasco County, 19 miles away
Black Butte Resort, Camp Sherman, 19 miles away
 Hotels Near Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 22 miles away
Whispering Woods Resort, Welches , 29 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 29 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 29 miles away
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters , 30 miles away
 Lakes Near Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail
Blue Lake, Wasco County , 2 miles away
Russ Lake, Marion County , 3 miles away

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