Oregon hiking trails - Paradise Park Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County

   
  There are many great wilderness hiking trails in Oregon, and Paradise Park Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. While visiting this vicinity in Oregon it's a nice idea to go backpacking too. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Paradise Park Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is just the place. Paradise Park Trail mostly gets a large amount of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is December while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of great outdoors hiking
    trails. Hiking trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. Here in the great state of Oregon backcountry trekking is so much fun. Sometimes this wilderness trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire
restrictions before you go. Different parts of Paradise Park Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. Paradise Park Trail is a long tour away from Hood River, but backpacking and hiking trails like these are great. Paradise Park Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day backcountry hike, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff  
you need. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This hiking and backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 3,481 feet which is a higher than average number. With its 11.2 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many wilderness trails. The length of this hiking and backpacking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a great challenge. All through the warm days of summer at Paradise Park Trail highs are usually in the 70's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 50's. For the period of the wintertime highs are mostly in the 40's; nighttime lows all through the wintertime for Paradise Park Trail tend to be in the 30's. Every wilderness hiking trail in Oregon has something unique to offer.

Briefly about the general area:
So much entertaining stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range, not enough time. Get your heart pumping on the fine whitewater of Sandy River; Wind Creek Basin is a great place here at Paradise Park Trail. Paradise Park Trail is a fine location to visit for more than one day, Barlow Campground is a fine location to camp nearby.
This location rocks, just look at all the amusing stuff to do close to Paradise Park Trail. During your journey to Paradise Park Trail you'll meet some people from Hood River for sure, and a short spree to Ramona Falls is always worthwhile. Don’t forget to go to Summit Meadows while you're here at Paradise Park Trail, and Yocum Falls is always fun to check out. You can run the rapids of Zigzag River close to Paradise Park Trail. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Paradise Park Trail has to offer, you can camp at Twin Bridges Campground.
This place, the Central Cascade Range, has so much outdoors fun things. There's a forest here at Paradise Park Trail called Mount Hood National Forest, and swing by Rushing Water Creek it's a pleasant place to go to. Take a side spree to Swim Creek, and Little Zigzag Canyon is without doubt a great place to take a look at.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3133, Longitude -121.8162
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Total in and out hiking length = 11.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 3481 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Paradise Park Trail.
 Trails Near Paradise Park Trail:
East Zigzag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County County , 1 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 1181 feet elevation difference
Hidden Lake Trail, Clackamas County County , 1 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 3014 feet elevation difference
Mirror Lake Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away,  1.6 hiking miles, 676 feet elevation difference
Portage Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away,  11 hiking miles, 3422 feet elevation difference
Pioneer Bridle Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1256 feet elevation difference
Wind Creek Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away,  4.8 hiking miles, 1702 feet elevation difference
Tom Dick Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away,  5 hiking miles, 1309 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Paradise Park Trail:
Barlow Campground, Clackamas County, 2 miles away
Twin Bridges Campground, Clackamas County, 2 miles away
High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Government Camp, 3 miles away
Devils Meadow Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
Nanitch Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Paradise Park Trail:
Sandy River, Clackamas County County , 9 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road)
Zigzag River, Clackamas County County , 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Tollgate to Sandy River)
Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (3 miles above West Fork to Confluence with West Fork)
Hood River - West Fork, Hood River County County , 14 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.5 miles long (White Bridge Park to East Fork Hood River)
White River, Wasco County County , 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill)
 National Parks Near Paradise Park Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 70 miles away
 Hotels Near Paradise Park Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 2 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 13 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 13 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 18 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks , 18 miles away
 Lakes Near Paradise Park Trail
Mirror Lake, Clackamas County , 2 miles away
Trillium Lake, Clackamas County , 4 miles away

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