Oregon hiking trails - Fifteenmile Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Wasco County

   
  If you are in Oregon during trekking season you have to go trekking. Each backcountry hiking trail in Oregon has its own unique attractiveness. Fifteenmile Creek Trail is a backcountry trail quite far from City of The Dalles, but it is a magnificent backcountry trail. There are many good backcountry hiking trails in Oregon, and one of these is Fifteenmile Creek Trail in Wasco County. This area does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is just one of a large number of backcountry hiking
    trails in this area. This wilderness trail has two trailheads, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Backcountry trekking here in Oregon is the good thing to do. These great outdoors hiking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are a really great
way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. The total elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 1,677 feet which is about average. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Fifteenmile Creek Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry hiking trail pleasant for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Some parts of Fifteenmile Creek Trail are much higher  
up than other parts of the hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Hey, time for a backcountry hike don’t you think? Fifteenmile Creek Trail in Wasco County, Oregon is a magnificent spot for getting out. Being 11.8 miles long; it's considered a longer hike. The amount of rain that falls at Fifteenmile Creek Trail is in the vicinity of the national average; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and July is when it's the driest. For the duration of the summertime months here at Fifteenmile Creek Trail, high temperatures typically get into the 80's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 50's. During the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 40's; night lows during the winter for Fifteenmile Creek Trail tend to be in the 20's. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day walk, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need.

Briefly about the general area:
If you're here at Fifteenmile Creek Trail, do take a visit to Bulo Point; there's whitewater on White River for all you thrill seekers. Marion Creek flows through this neighborhood, and Cedar Creek Spring is a perfect local attraction.
Yeah, come up here to the Central Cascade Range for a fine time. A perfect place to take a look at next to Fifteenmile Creek Trail is Deadman Gulch. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Fifteenmile Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort, and get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of White River. Man, is there a lot of fun stuff to do near Fifteenmile Creek Trail. Tamarack Springs is always fun to check out. There's so much to do here at Fifteenmile Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Clinger Campground is a fine location for that.
All the outdoors entertaining things in the Central Cascade Range will keep you coming back time and again. If you're here at Fifteenmile Creek Trail, you could check out Cedar Creek, and you'll possibly meet some people from City of The Dalles here.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.3877, Longitude -121.3407
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.375, Longitude -121.4555
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1677 feet


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 Trails Near Fifteenmile Creek Trail:
Cedar Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 2 miles away,  8 hiking miles, 1830 feet elevation difference
Pen Way Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away,  2.4 hiking miles, 1030 feet elevation difference
Tygh Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3805 feet elevation difference
Jordan Cutoff Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 616 feet elevation difference
Ball Point Trail, Wasco County County , 4 miles away,  5.8 hiking miles, 1641 feet elevation difference
Little Badger Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 4 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2826 feet elevation difference
Gordon Butte Trail, Wasco County County , 5 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 2141 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Fifteenmile Creek Trail:
Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort, Tygh Valley, 10 miles away
Clinger Campground, Hood River County, 10 miles away
Dam Campground, Wasco County, 11 miles away
Nottingham Campground, Hood River County, 12 miles away
Columbia River Gorge Camping, Mosier, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Fifteenmile Creek Trail:
White River, Wasco County County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Keeps Mill to Victor Road Bridge)
White River, Wasco County County , 14 miles away, Class II-III - 11.3 miles long (Victor Road Bridge to Tygh Valley)
White River, Wasco County County , 15 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill)
Hood River - East Fork, Hood River County County , 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Dee to bridge Below Tucker Park)
Hood River, Hood River County County , 17 miles away, Class III - 5 miles long (Tucker Bridge to Hood River Marina)
 Hotels Near Fifteenmile Creek Trail:
Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles , 17 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 17 miles away
Super 8 Motel - The Dalles OR, The Dalles , 18 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 19 miles away
Celilo Inn, The Dalles , 21 miles away

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