Revision as of 00:32, 21 October 2014

The cable gate at the Bonanza Trailhead (bobcat)

Trail sign nailed to a tree (bobcat)

• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 45.3182, -121.9539
• Elevation: 1350 feet
• Driving time from Portland: 65 minutes

Hikes starting here

• Huckleberry Mountain via Bonanza Trail Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

Driving Directions

Drive Highway 26 east to Sandy.

From the last traffic light in Sandy, just past the ARCO station, go 15.8 miles and make a right onto Welches Road.

Drive for 1.2 miles down Welches Road to a junction and bear left, still on Welches Road.

Drive for 0.7 miles and make a right onto E. Bridge Street.

Go for 0.2 miles, as far as a one lane bridge, and park in a pullout to the right (Don't park on the left as this is where bridge traffic yields to oncoming vehicles).

Fees, Regulations, etc

NOTE:

Use of the true Bonanza Trailhead has been in dispute, so to hedge your bets, park before the one-lane bridge on Bridge Stree. Walk over the bridge and make a left onto E. Grove Avenue. It’s 0.2 miles to the Bonanza Trailhead in front of a cabled-off roadway. The trail sign for the Bonanza Trail #786 is nailed to an alder.

Although the true trailhead is the given parking area by the Forest Service (and there is space for a couple of cars), people who park at the cable gate have sometimes received warnings from local property owners. It is on private land and, although there is a traditional easement here, you can have peace of mind parking before the bridge and walking up E. Grove Avenue.

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