Imagine taking a hike like this one and returning home tired and hungry to one of our luxury homes. The Hood River area is one of the densest for outdoor recreation, from water sports to nature walks. When you rent with us, you’ll be close to so many beautiful hikes like Tamanawas Falls Trail. Occasionally slides dislodge boulders that block the trail. As with any trail, check the Forest Service website for trail condition updates. Poor conditions can make the trail impassable for some kids. This is a year-round, kid friendly hike, though always read up on trail conditions first. The hike is about an hour south of Hood River. This a great hike if you’re camping at Nottingham Campground. Nottingham Campground is a local secret, hidden right off highway 35, centrally located with easy access to Mt.
The campground has vault toilets, but no water. Each site also has a table, fire ring and grate. Campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. It has 23 single-family campsites with most right along the river. You can add two miles and make a loop by taking the switchback at the boulder field and hike just past the Polallie Trailhead. Nottingham is another small and nice campground located next to the East Fork Hood River in the Mt. In the winter, snow whites out the landscape with the exception of a few peaks of green moss. In the fall, fallen leaves float on top of the glassy water and rush along with the little creek. We especially love this hike in the fall and winter. The waters then flow through the small Cold Spring Creek. Hood, or for those looking for a surprisingly quiet, camping getaway. You could easily mistake this for a tropical waterfall. Close to hiking and recreational locations, Sherwood campground is a prime location for those looking for a centrally located base camp near Mt. The water doesn’t so much plunge off the cliff as spray off of it, making the rocks around it verdant with all kinds of moss.
Watching the water cascade in front of you and feeling the cold mist in the air is a magical experience. If you can make the climb, it’s worth it. You can go behind the falls by climbing some slippery rocks. Along the way, you’ll walk along a few log footbridges, through Douglas firs, mountain hemlocks and red alders, and past fairy slipper orchids and western wood anemone.
You’ll hike a mile along Cold Spring Creek. This 3.8-mile trail is rated as easy to moderate. This is a really great drive through beautiful scenery, with the forest and mountains all around, the road twisting and turning, climbing high, with plenty places to stop and admire the vistas.Tamanawas Falls Trail is named for the Chinook word for guardian spirit, and when you get up close to this 150-foot waterfall, you’ll know why the name is perfect for it. We got onto Hwy 35,heading towards Hood River. After about an hour, we decided to return back to the car, for our onward journey(feeling a bit breathless). There are trails to walk on if you are prepared for the hikes. Make sure you have your camera and binoculars with you. As we walked away from the car parking area, it was so quiet and peaceful, stopping, to take the fantastic views in of the mountain. We parked up and started walking up the steep hillside towards the mountain.(walking shoes/boots on). We reached the parking area on Hwy 26, near Government Camp, which was quite busy. All the time driving, you can see the snow capped Mt. A nice steady drive, with lot's of interesting places to stop at. The weather was perfect, blue sky, sunny and hot. We included this scenic drive on our way to Hood River. We were on vacation June 2016, in the Portland area.
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