Pilot Rock Hike - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington
WEBDec 12, 2023 — Pilot Rock's name comes from the fact that this prominent landmark once guided gold miners, trappers, and pioneers toward a pass in the Siskiyou Mountains. Oregon's last known grizzly bear was shot near Pilot Rock in 1891.
Tillamook Rock Light - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington
WEBThe rock feels the full force of ocean gales and the lighthouse took 1 1/2 years to construct, with the workers often enduring miserable conditions. The lighthouse began operating in January, 1881, and was eventually decommissioned in 1957, a team of four keepers maintaining 24-hour operations until then.
Sisters Rocks Hike - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington
WEBBefore the place was named Frankport, the sheltered cove had been a landing spot for eager prospectors in the 1850s and 1860s seeking their fortunes in gold from southern Oregon’s rivers. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the area was the site of a rock quarry. Just south of the trailhead is a meadow which is the site of the Frankport Hotel.
Samuel Boardman: Lone Ranch Beach to House Rock Hike
WEBPoint St. George in California is on the southern horizon. Cape Ferrelo can be windy, so hold on to your hat! Hike up through the irises to a crest. Tall House Rock and Barnacle Rock are the stacks farther offshore. Get a view of a rocky cove below and, past a promontory, House Rock Beach and the 500-foot forested cape of House Rock Point.
Fogarty Creek-Fishing Rock Loop Hike - Oregon Hikers
WEBAug 30, 2024 — Make a right, and follow this trail back to the Fishing Rock Trailhead. Walk down Fishing Rock Street for one block, and make a right onto Chinook Avenue. Hike out to Highway 101, and cross it to reach the North Fogarty entrance to the Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area. Walk down this entrance road for about 350 yards to reach the parking ...
Rock Lakes-Serene Lake Loop Hike - Oregon Hikers
WEBThe trail loses 400 feet of elevation in the first 0.8 mile in silver fir, noble fir, mountain hemlock and huckleberry woods. At that point you will reach a junction where a short 0.2 mile side trail on the left takes you to Middle Rock Lake. Upper Rock Lake is another 0.4 miles beyond Middle Rock Lake via the latter's west shore. There are ...
Blacklock Point from Floras Lake Hike - Oregon Hikers
WEBNov 6, 2023 — A side loop down to the beach is possible. When you return to the woods, you’ll see a trail leading down to the right. This path drops down a grassy slope with lupine and some gorse bushes. Near the point, there are rock pools to explore at low tide. Hike along the beach a short distance, and find where the Oregon Coast Trail leads up the …
Flatiron Rock Loop Hike - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and …
WEBJan 11, 2023 — From the information kiosk, take the Flatiron Rock Trail on the right (An option is to go left on the Ancient Juniper Loop - see the Ancient Juniper Loop Hike - and rejoin the Flatiron Rock Trail later). You will be hiking parallel to Highway 20 for a short distance before veering left and continuing north in a landscape of western juniper with ...
Sacaquawea and Papoose Rocks - Oregon Hikers
WEBSacaquawea Rock is a distinguishing butte at the end of distinctive ridge following southwest from summit of Table Mountain, named for the Native American guide that aided Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery on their first expedition through the Columbia River Gorge. Papoose Rock is harder to see from some vantage points and is somewhat ...
Rooster Rock Wagon Road Hike - Oregon Hikers
WEBSep 24, 2023 — The old Rooster Rock Wagon Road, also known as the Chanticleer Point Road and Water Line Road, is still there, and you can hike it all the way down to the railroad tracks to get close to Mirror Lake below Crown Point’s basalt ramparts. (Don't cross the railroad, though; it is a private right-of-way.)