Wildwood Recreation Area Trailhead
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
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- Latitude, Longitude: 45.3501, -121.9924
- Elevation: 1210 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 60 minutes
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Hikes starting here
- Wildwood Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Boulder Ridge to Huckleberry Mountain Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Fees and Regulations
A small fee is required to enter the recreation area, and there is a credit card kiosk after just past the entrance booth to collect money. There is also a cash/check option via a regular envelope pay station installed 1,000 feet down the road, at the right turn to the picnic area. NW Forest Passes are NOT accepted in lieu of the fee, but America the Beautiful Passes are accepted.
- The gate at the Wildwood Recreation Area is open early spring to fall, 8:00 a.m. to sunset
- Other seasons, park at the Wildwood Recreation Area Winter Trailhead
- $5 day-use fee or BLM Northwest Oregon Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required
- Dogs on leash in the Wildwood Recreation Area
Driving Directions
From the last traffic light in Sandy, drive Highway 26 for 14.6 miles and turn right into the Wildwood Recreation Area/Cascade Streamwatch.
Drive 0.3 miles (Pass an entrance station: if staffed, pay here; if not staffed, pay at the automatic credit card kiosk just beyond the booth (or pay at the cash/cheque station farther down the road) to a junction.
Keep straight here for the trailhead and drive 0.1 miles to make a left into the large trailhead parking circle (Going right at this junction takes you to the picnic area: this junction is where the cash/cheque pay station is).