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| | Hitting the backpacking and hiking trails is always a fun thing to do, and Park Trail in Lane County, Oregon is a tremendous place for getting out. When you're here in Oregon backcountry trekking along one of its great outdoors trails is an outstanding idea. Relatively far from Bend you encounter Park Trail, but backcountry backpacking it is always fun. This is just one of a large number of wilderness hiking trails in this vicinity. Trekking here in the Central Cascade Range is a very nice way to see these mountains. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, |
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so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. There's not much difference in elevation along Park Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your trek. A great deal of rain falls at Park Trail; of all the months in a year December is the one with the
| | most rain, and July is when it's the driest. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Now, this is roughly a 2.5-day walk, so it's a splendid thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. With its 18 miles of walking distance; it's a long great outdoors trail. Park Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. The total elevation difference | |
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for Park Trail is 980 feet which is lower than average. Park Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail of nice length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough wilderness hiking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a magnificent challenge. Through
the warmest time of the year highs here at Park Trail reach the 80's with nighttime lows in the 40's. Highs through the wintertime are commonly in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Park Trail. Each great outdoors trail in Oregon has its own character. Trekking here in
Oregon is a must. There are so many great great outdoors trails for backcountry trekking in Oregon, and Park Trail in Lane County is one of them.
Briefly about the general area:
You truly should have a thing about the Central Cascade Range. These mountains rock, just
look at all the cool things to do in the Central Cascade Range. If you desire a little side journey, try Corral Draw, and East Lake Resort and RV Parks is a delightful local campground.
There's some flowing water close by, James Creek is a stream you can stop at during your
stay, and Park Trail is a brilliant place to visit for more than one day, Upper Campground is a brilliant place to camp nearby. Be careful coming to Park Trail, you might not ever wanna return home again. A visit to Mink Lake Basin invigorates the soul, and Wright Spring is a nice
local attraction. Island Meadow is a wonderful site to check out, and Honey Creek Falls is always fun to check out.
Sphinx Creek flows through this vicinity; if you don't mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Horse Creek.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.9838, Longitude -121.8112
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 18 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 980 feet
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
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25 miles away
We are not your typical hotel. Nestled in the heart of the Deschutes National Forest amid soaring pines. Suttle Lake Resort provides an enchanted escape. Our resorts mountain views and pristine lake w...
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Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters
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27 miles away
Offers a refreshing environment with renovated rooms, new deluxe suites and smoke-free accommodations. The perfect choice while traveling the 'Gateway to the Cascades', ideally located on 14 acres sur...
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User input for Park Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Bend, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Bend, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Park Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Park Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Park Trail. |
| | Trails Near Park Trail:
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Horse Creek Trail, Lane County
County
, 1 miles away, 19 hiking miles, 1426 feet elevation difference |
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Horse Mountain Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 12.2 hiking miles, 1359 feet elevation difference |
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Island Meadow Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 704 feet elevation difference |
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Mud Lake Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 19 hiking miles, 1637 feet elevation difference |
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Mink Lake Loop Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 17 hiking miles, 1087 feet elevation difference |
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Lake Way, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 14.8 hiking miles, 1337 feet elevation difference |
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Horse Lake Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 427 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Park Trail:
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Horse Creek, Lane County
County
, 16 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River) |
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Squaw Creek, Deschutes County
County
, 21 miles away, Class IV+ - 6.5 miles long (FS 1514 Bridge to Gaging Station) |
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Deschutes River, Deschutes County
County
, 21 miles away, Class I-IV - 9 miles long (Wickiup Dam to Pringle Falls) |
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McKenzie River - South Fork, Lane County
County
, 21 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Dutch Oven Camp to Cougar Reservoir) |
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Deschutes River, Deschutes County
County
, 25 miles away, Class I-II - 16 miles long (Pringle Falls to Big River Campground) |
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| | Hotels Near Park Trail:
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Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
, 25 miles away |
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Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters
, 27 miles away |
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Five Pine Lodge, Sisters
, 28 miles away |
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Sunriver Resort, Sunriver
, 31 miles away |
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Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
, 31 miles away |
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