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Paradise Park Via Timberline Lodge, OR www.outdoorproject.com MADE BY: Anzelina Coodey CONTRIBUTOR: Tyson Gillard LAST UPDATED: 08.02.17 © The Outdoor Project LLC NOTE: Content specified is from time of PDF creation. Please check website for up-to-date information or for changes. Maps are illustrative in nature and should be used for reference only. Paradise Park via Timberline Lodge, OR Adventure Description by Tyson Gillard | 08.30.12 As the snow melts on the slopes of Wy'east in late summer, many worthy subalpine hiking trails open for exploration, but the hike to Paradise Park is one adventure everyone should prioritize. Simply put, Paradise Park boasts the most plush, lively and abundant wildflower meadows in Oregon's Cascades. One of the perks of the hike is that it begins and ends at Timberline Lodge, so you can order a fresh salad or a cold beer to sustain you for the 6 miles in on the dusty trail. The trail passes through groves of mountain hemlock and patches of Sitka mountain ash before reaching Zig Zag Canyon. Here, casual hikers may choose to enjoy the view and turn back after seeing the Zig Zag chasm. Indeed, it appears as intimidating as it is beautiful. To cross this canyon you'll drop roughly 1,000 feet in elevation and regain 1,200 feet, but the effort makes the destination that much more rewarding. Once you arrive you'll return through meadows full of lupine, various species of paintbrush, western pasque flower, Cascade aster, arrowleaf groundsel and stream banks lined with Lewis's and common western monkeyflower. You'll also find numerous backcountry Tyson Gillard | 08.30.12 campsites to call home. Enjoy! Getting there (from Portland): Highlights From Portland, take I-84 E Take exit 16 for 238th Dr toward Wood Village DIFFICULTY: Difficult Turn right onto NE 238th Dr TRAILHEAD ELEV.: 5,900 ft (1,798 m) Continue on NE 238th Dr, which turns into SE 242nd Dr/NE NET ELEV. GAIN: 2,300 ft (701 m) Hogan Dr After roughly 3 miles turn left onto NE Burnside Rd/US-26 E TOTAL DISTANCE: 11.30 mi (18.19 km) After 39 miles, just past Government Camp, turn left onto TRAIL TYPE: There-and-back/Loop Timberline Hwy TRAIL USES: Hiking After 5.4 miles park at Timberline parking lot Trail can be accessed from the west and north sides of PREFERABLE SEASON(S): Summer, Fall Timberline Lodge DOGS ALLOWED: Yes CONGESTION: Moderate CLOSEST METROPOLITAN AREA: Portland TIME TO GET THERE: 1:30 hours ROAD CONDITION: Paved DAY-USE/PARKING PASS REQ'D: NW Forest Pass White River White NORTH White River Glacier DGE Wildflowers One Mile Grid Distance Marker Distance Peak 1.0 mi. LO 30 min. BARLOW PASS BARLOW South Route South TO Mount Hood Summit, Summit, Hood Mount i ENLARGE CC Silcox Hut Silcox Mountaineer Loop Mountaineer Palmer Glacier Palmer Pu GLADE TIMBERLINE TIMBERLINE Illumination Rock EL 9,548 HWY 26 0.5 mi. 0.5 15 min. 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DistanceMarker Peak 120 min. OO CG (x14) CG 3520 NF Sherwood TO L TO ER NF 3510 IV River Hood ENLARGE Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Nottingham CG (x21) Nottingham CG Cooper Spur Cold Spring Creek Spring Cold NF 670 NF TO HOODTO R Elk Mtn EL 5,608 Horseback Horseback Riding Cli Jumping Cli Hot Springs Skiing / Snowboarding South Fork South Tamanawas Falls Tamanawas Fork North W 2 mi. 60 min. NF 680 LK ADO E Creek ME Tilly Jane Jane Tilly Elk Meadows TH Elk Meadows SOUTH MAP NF 3512 1 mi. OOD 30 min. Tilly Jane CG (x15) Tilly Jane CG Newton Creek Clark Creek Shelter Cabin Yurt Potable Water Evans Creek Evans 0 0 Timberline Trail in natureandshouldbeusedforreferenceonly. website forup-to-dateinformationorchanges.Mapsareillustrative NOTE: LAST UPDATED: MADE BY: www.outdoorproject.com Gnarl Ridge Falls Umbrella SEE MOUNT H Sahalie Falls Cooper Spur Shelter Content specifiedisfromtimeofPDFcreation.Pleasecheck Compass Creek Compass AnzelinaCoodey Cooper Spur Cooper Mitchell Creek 08.02.17 ©TheOutdoorProjectLLC Coe Branch Coe Showers Campground Backcountry Campsite CampsiteRV Cap Saddle CG (x3) Cap Saddle CG Glacier This section of is closed trail Cloud Cap Inn + Eliot Glacier Eliot Newton Clark CONTRIBUTOR: Mt Hood EL 11,240 E Glacier Coe White River White Pacific Crest Trail COV Silcox Hut Silcox LK E Glacier Palmer Ladd Glacier TysonGillard ST Vista / Viewpoint Waterfall Boat Ramp Swimming SIN EA Cairn Basin WILDERNESS BA MOUNT HOOD MOUNT HOOD WY’ Glisan Glacier Reid Glacier Reid Vista Ridge 2645 NF Sandy Glacier Zigzag Glacier Zigzag OR RK PA EDEN Shelter SE McNeil Point RK Timberline Lodge Ladd Creek ADI PA PAR Picnic Area Ranger Station Historic Landmark Picnic Shelter McGee Creek Falls Zigzag Timberline Trail NF 1810 River Zigzag Ramona Falls Ramona Yocum Ridge CAMP Trailhead Parking Restrooms Toilet Vault Elk Creek Muddy Fork Muddy GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT NF 118 NF Pacific Burnt Lake Lost Creek Crest Trail Pacific Crest Trail NF 1828 NF 26 Lost Creek CG (x14) CG Creek Lost NF 18 NF AND Trail (major) Trail (minor) Trail (unmaintained) Trail Paved Rd (major) Paved Rd (minor) Forest Rd (major) Forest Rd (minor) Historic/ScenicTrail Ski Lis NF 109 RTL Zig Zag Mtn Zig Zag EL 5,007 NF 1828 NF TO PO TO ENLARGE NF 1825 SEE MOUNT HOOD WEST MAP Mount Hood Mount Wilderness, ENLARGE ENLARGE.
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