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| | 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 |
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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 | |
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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.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3133, Longitude -121.8162
- - Directions and Road Map
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
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
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2 miles away
At the Mount Hood Inn we offer our guests the finest accommodations on the mountain. With our modern facilities and friendly local staff we are able to give you the attention and service you have com...
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
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13 miles away
Whispering Woods is a resort destination east of Portland which opened in 1981 with 42 condominiums. The second phase of 24 additional condominiums opened in 1992. The resort offers a clubhouse with a...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Paradise Park Trail. |
| | Trails Near Paradise Park Trail:
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East Zigzag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 1 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 1181 feet elevation difference |
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Hidden Lake Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 1 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 3014 feet elevation difference |
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Mirror Lake Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 676 feet elevation difference |
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Portage Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 3422 feet elevation difference |
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Pioneer Bridle Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1256 feet elevation difference |
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Wind Creek Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 1702 feet elevation difference |
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Tom Dick Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 1309 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Paradise Park Trail:
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Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road) |
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Zigzag River, Clackamas County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Tollgate to Sandy River) |
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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) |
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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) |
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White River, Wasco County
County
, 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill) |
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| | Hotels Near Paradise Park Trail:
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
, 2 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 13 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 13 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 18 miles away |
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Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks
, 18 miles away |
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