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

   
  With so many outdoors pursuits available in Oregon you'll never get bored. Here in Oregon backcountry backpacking is a splendid way to spend some time. Camas Prairie Trail is situated a quite lengthy journey from Hood River, but when you spend some time backcountry hiking here you will feel like a whole new person. Camas Prairie Trail is a very long great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced trekkers looking for an excellent challenge. Trekking here in the Central Cascade
    Range is a splendid way to explore these summits. This is a long great outdoors trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. With its 9.4 miles of walking distance; it's a long backpacking trail. There are many wonderful hiking trails in Oregon; one of these is Camas Prairie
Trail in Wasco County. Each hiking trail in Oregon is lovely in its own way. This is just one of a large number of backpacking trails in this neighborhood. Much precipitation falls at Camas Prairie Trail; December is the month that gets the most snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Camas Prairie Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site.  
Summer at Camas Prairie Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 60's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 40's. During the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's with temperatures at Camas Prairie Trail dipping down into the 20's during winter nights. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 786 feet which is a lower than average number. This great outdoors trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. You should count on this walk taking about 8.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Put on your backcountry hiking shoes, and hit the wilderness hiking trail, Camas Prairie Trail in Wasco County, Oregon is a brilliant pick.

Briefly about the general area:
That right there is plenty of entertaining things already but it goes on, the Central Cascade Range has it all. Why not camp at Lemiti Campground if you're here at Camas Prairie Trail; Cold Spring is an inspiring place to pop by while here. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Warm Springs.
Some of the water nearby flows, like Cedar Creek, and if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on White River. A brilliant place to camp here at Camas Prairie Trail is Trout Lake Campground, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Bunchgrass Creek.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.9703, Longitude -121.6635
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.9207, Longitude -121.6953
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 786 feet


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 Trails Near Camas Prairie Trail:
Blue Lake Camas Prairie Trail, Wasco County County , 5 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 1097 feet elevation difference
Camp One Trail, Wasco County County , 5 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 1151 feet elevation difference
Mount Wilson Trail, Clackamas County County , 6 miles away,  2.4 hiking miles, 1068 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 22, County County , 7 miles away, 87.6 hiking miles, 4066 feet elevation difference
Boundary Trail, Clackamas County County , 7 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 124 feet elevation difference
Wilson Cove Trail, Wasco County County , 7 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 769 feet elevation difference
Driveway Trail, Clackamas County County , 8 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 681 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Camas Prairie Trail:
Trout Lake Campground, Jefferson County, 8 miles away
Lemiti Campground, Clackamas County, 8 miles away
Lower Twin Campground, Wasco County, 14 miles away
Salmon River Campground, Clackamas County, 17 miles away
White River Park Campground, Hood River County, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Camas Prairie Trail:
White River, Wasco County County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill)
 Hotels Near Camas Prairie Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 19 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 28 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 28 miles away
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters , 28 miles away
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters , 33 miles away

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