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Paradise Park

  • Start date: 07/12/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/12/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

With great views and bountiful wildflowers this is one of my favorite hikes on Mt Hood. Our destination of Paradise Park is at the same elevation as our trailhead at Timberline Lodge. Unfortunately we'll have to descend into Zigzag Canyon to get there giving this hike a generous share of elevation change along with a challenging stream crossing. After the hike we'll be stopping for dinner so don't plan on getting home before dark.
Our departure place is the Springfield Fred Meyer parking lot just north of the fuel station.
Note that 6:30am is the departure time. SHOW UP EARLY!

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 320

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, water, sunscreen, repellent, and ten essentials

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 13

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 2300

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Temperatures in the 60's and partly cloudy skies greeted our group of four at Timberline Lodge making for a perfect day to hike to Paradise Park. The streams are still running high enough for beautiful waterfalls but challenging stream crossings. Fortunately there were enough strategically placed rocks to keep us from having to wade. Paradise Park itself was beautiful as always with some wildflowers but we were a week or two early for the season's peak. We finished our 14 mile hike by 5pm and stopped at the Zig Zag Inn for dinner before driving home.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 3
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N —
2 Signed-Up Chan, Annie 541-223-2018 N —
3 Signed-Up Shipley, Riccie 541-972-2225 N 5
4 Signed-Up Cuevas, Lorraine 509-904-5222 N —
5 Signed-Up Eriksen, Robert 503-964-2398 N —
6 Signed-Up Leng, Jane 541-232-3239 N —
7 Signed-Up Bryan, Keiko 541-342-1240 N —
8 Signed-Up Thompson, Juliet 541-285-6447 N —
9 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N —