Visitor Guide

Visitor Guide

Order a Visitor Guide Today! Plan your trip to Eugene, Cascades & Coast with our official Visitor Guide. FREE trip planning assistance at 800.547.5445.

ORDER
E-news Sign Up
Deals
Trip Planner
  • Hiking in the Cascades
  • Hiking at Spencer Butte, Eugene, OR by Tom Bodhi Reeves
  • Hiking, Bohemia Look-Out
Print Page
Home > Visitors > Things to Do > Outdoor Adventures > Hiking

Hiking

The Pacific Northwest is known for its many amazing hiking trails and accessible natural landscapes.

Hike Oregon's scenic paths through old growth forests and enchanting canyons, across ancient lava-beds, along sandy coastal beaches and around mountain lakes. Feel the spray of a cascading waterfall from a wheelchair-friendly platform or roll through a rare, carnivorous flower preserve! The natural wonders are abundant. 

 
Hiking Trails & PathsVideo produced by Ed Madison
Alpine Trail, Oakridge by Norman Coyer   While hiking in the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region, slow down for phenomal wildlife watching or engage in the new pastime of geocaching. Whether you chose to revitalize with a gentle walk, or get your heart pumping running or riding the trails, immerse yourself in Oregon's majestic wilderness. In the winter, snowshoe at regional Sno-Parks, traipsing between warming huts.  
The miles of urban trails from riverfront paved pathways to wooded parks have helped distinguish Eugene as a gold-level "Walk Friendly Community." Hike the Spencer Butte Trail for a challenging climb to the peak and its rewarding valley views, or amble through Alton Baker Park, making friends with the resident ducks.   Gold Level Walk Friendly Community Eugene
Remember to prepare for your hike with enough water and supplies for the duration of your experience. Interpretive stations throughout the county also provide texture to wetland, meadow or forest strolls and hikes.
Search
 
 
Coyote Creek Nature Trail
  • Cantrell Rd
  • Veneta OR 97487
  • Region: Veneta-Fern Ridge
  • Subcategory: Hiking

Hike along the banks of Coyote Creek, which feeds Fern Ridge Lake. Lots of marshes full of birds and animals. Seasonal closures to protect nesting waterfowl. Head west MORE >>

Row River National Recreation Trail
  • Downtown to Culp Creek
  • Row River Rd
  • Cottage Grove OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.942.2411
  • Region: Cottage Grove
  • Subcategory: Hiking

Overlooking the Dorena Reservoir, this easy paved 15.6 mile (25 km) trail is lovely for hiking or wheelchairs. It replaces the original tracks of the Oregon Pacific and MORE >>

Siltcoos Recreation Area
  • Hwy 101
  • 7 miles (11 km) south of Florence
  • Turn west on Siltcoos Beach Access Road
  • Florence OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.750.7000
  • Region: Florence - Oregon Coast
  • Subcategory: Hiking

Beach day use with paved parking and direct pedestrian beach access. Great for beachcombing, horseback riding and hiking. Stagecoach Trailhead includes the accessible MORE >>

Sutton Creek Trails
  • Hwy 101
  • Florence OR 97439
  • Region: Florence - Oregon Coast
  • Subcategory: Hiking

Hike along the banks of Sutton Creek, away from Sutton Lake on the Oregon Coast. Northwest Forest Pass required for trailhead and picnic area. Please stay on trail to MORE >>

Bohemia Mountain Trail
  • Sharps Creek Rd
  • Cottage Grove OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.767.5000
  • Region: Cottage Grove
  • Subcategory: Hiking

This difficult .8 mi (1,28 km) trail on a clear day offers views of the Cascade Range from Mt Hood to Mt Shasta. Wildflowers bloom in late June. DIRECTIONS: From Cottage MORE >>

Brice Creek Trail
  • Brice Creek Rd
  • Cottage Grove OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.767.5000
  • Region: Cottage Grove
  • Subcategory: Hiking

This moderate 5.7 mile (9.2 km) trail follows Brice Creek. The crystal clear water in an old growth forest make Brice Creek a popular destination for photography, MORE >>

Delta Old Growth Grove Nature Trail
  • Delta Campground
  • Aufderheide National Scenic Byway Rd #19
  • McKenzie Bridge OR 97413
  • Phone: 541.822.3381
  • Region: McKenzie River - Cascade Mountains
  • Subcategory: Hiking

This easy 0.5 mile (0,8 km) wheelchair accessible loop trail winds through a diverse, ancient, and beautiful forest ecosystem where 650 year old trees tower over 200 feet MORE >>

Diamond Creek Falls
  • Salt Creek Falls Observation Site
  • East of MP 58 on Hwy 58
  • Oakridge OR 97463
  • Phone: 541.782.2283
  • Region: Oakridge - Cascade Mountains
  • Subcategory: Hiking

Diamond Creek Falls Trail #3598 is a difficult 2.5 mile (4 km) loop that begins at Salt Creek Falls Observation Site. A spur trail 0.25 mile from the footbridge leads to MORE >>

Fall Creek National Recreation Trail
  • Fall Creek
  • 2 miles (3 km) above Fall Creek Lake
  • Fall Creek OR 97438
  • Phone: 541.782.2283
  • Region: Lowell
  • Subcategory: Hiking

This moderate 13.7 mi (21.92 km) trail entices hikers with its unique scenery in each season: fall mushrooms, winter solitude, spring wildflowers and summer swimming MORE >>

Heceta Head Lighthouse Trail #1370
  • 12 mi north of Florence on HWY 101
  • Florence OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.750.7000
  • Region: Florence - Oregon Coast
  • Subcategory: Hiking

This easy 1 mi (1,6 km) trail starts at the North end of Devil's Elbow State Park and climbs .3 mi (,5 km) through salal and a spruce grove to an old road. On your right MORE >>

Larison Creek Trail #3646
  • FS Rd 21
  • East of Oakridge
  • Oakridge OR 97463
  • Region: Oakridge - Cascade Mountains
  • Subcategory: Hiking

Children will enjoy this easy 6.3 mi (10,1 km) trail. Known for spring wildflowers this trail offers a spectacular array of colors in the fall as well. MORE >>

McKenzie River National Recreation Trail (MRT)
  • Trail begins 1 mile (1.6 km) east of McKenzie Bridge
  • McKenzie Bridge OR 97413
  • Phone: 541.822.3381
  • Region: McKenzie River - Cascade Mountains
  • Subcategory: Hiking

This easy 26.5 mile (43 km) trail parallels the scenic McKenzie River, gaining 1,750 ft (525 m) as it passes through many contrasting environments: lava beds, lakes, MORE >>

Mount Pisgah
  • 34901 Frank Parrish Rd
  • Eugene OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.747.3817
  • Region: Eugene Oregon
  • Subcategory: Hiking

A variety of easy to moderate loop trails from 0.5 miles (0,3 km) to 1.5 miles (1,2 km) make Mt. Pisgah a great place for all ages and abilities to explore. The trails MORE >>

Pacific Crest Trail #2000
  • Hwy 58
  • East of Willamette Pass Ski Area
  • Oakridge OR 97463
  • Phone: 541.782.2283
  • Region: Oakridge - Cascade Mountains
  • Subcategory: Hiking

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail is a 2,638 mile (4221 km) wildland route connecting Mexico and Canada. The trail travels 118 miles (189 km) through the Three MORE >>

Proxy Falls
  • Hwy 242 near MP 64 (closed in winter)
  • McKenzie Bridge OR 97413
  • Phone: 541.822.3381
  • Region: McKenzie River - Cascade Mountains
  • Subcategory: Hiking

A true sense of deep-forest solitude and mountain beauty is found at Proxy Falls. Travel along the 1+ mile (1.6 km) loop trail through open lava fields and dense forest MORE >>