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NEWS RELEASE
Release: November 25, 2008
Contact: Michael Pullen, Public Affairs Office, 503-988-6804
Upper Larch Mountain Road to close for winter
Multnomah County Transportation will close the upper section of Larch Mountain
Road in the Columbia Gorge by noon on Friday, November 28 for the winter season.
Every autumn the county closes upper Larch Mountain Road by installing a snow
gate near mile post 10. The closure protects the traveling public from adverse
weather conditions and reduces maintenance costs associated with snow removal.
The gate is opened each spring. Larch Mountain Road is the highest road in Multnomah
County, reaching an altitude of 4055 feet.
Multnomah County maintains Larch Mountain Road and 300 miles of roads and bridges.
For more information, visit www.co.multnomah.or.us/roads.
Triple Falls bridge on
the Oneonta trail #424 has been removed due to advanced rot. A new bridge is
planned and budgeted. Please plan your trip accordingly. Oneonta Creek will
not be passable at this point, about 2 miles south of the historic highway.
The Gorge 400 trail from Tanner Creek
to John Yeon State Park will be closed from Nov. 18-26 in order to remove a
slide.
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Trails
December 1, 2008
NEWS RELEASE
Release: November 25, 2008
Contact: Michael Pullen, Public Affairs Office, 503-988-6804
Upper Larch Mountain Road to close for winter
Multnomah County Transportation will close the upper section of Larch Mountain
Road in the Columbia Gorge by noon on Friday, November 28 for the winter season.
Every autumn the county closes upper Larch Mountain Road by installing a snow
gate near mile post 10. The closure protects the traveling public from adverse
weather conditions and reduces maintenance costs associated with snow removal.
The gate is opened each spring. Larch Mountain Road is the highest road in
Multnomah County, reaching an altitude of 4055 feet.
Multnomah County maintains Larch Mountain Road and 300 miles of roads and
bridges. For more information, visit www.co.multnomah.or.us/roads.
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Winter weather is once again here.
Please be prepared for slides, washouts, downed trees and other winter conditions.
It gets dark quick out there!
See the trails
safety page for more tips.
Triple Falls bridge on the Oneonta
trail #424 has been removed due to advanced rot. A new bridge is planned and
budgeted. Please plan your trip accordingly. Oneonta Creek will not be passable.
Check
portlandhikers.org for updated
trail conditions from other hikers. Trail condition reports
to 541-308-1700 and portlandhikers.com are appreciated.
A
popular hiking loop is Rucket #405 to Eagle-Benson #434 in
the Mark O. Hatfield wilderness and back down Eagle Creek #440. However,
the Eagle-Benson trail #434 is overgrown and has many logs over it making
route-finding very difficult. This trail is not recommended.
The bridge on the Gorge
#400 trail behind Wyeth campground is out. Creek may become
impassable in the spring. See
map of closure.
Fires are not allowed
within 200 feet of trails in the Scenic Area at any time of the year. Gas
stoves are allowed.
Day Use Areas
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NEWS RELEASE
Release: November 25, 2008
Contact: Michael Pullen, Public Affairs Office, 503-988-6804
Upper Larch Mountain Road to close for winter
Multnomah County Transportation will close the upper section of Larch Mountain
Road in the Columbia Gorge by noon on Friday, November 28 for the winter season.
Every autumn the county closes upper Larch Mountain Road by installing a snow
gate near mile post 10. The closure protects the traveling public from adverse
weather conditions and reduces maintenance costs associated with snow removal.
The gate is opened each spring. Larch Mountain Road is the highest road in
Multnomah County, reaching an altitude of 4055 feet.
Multnomah County maintains Larch Mountain Road and 300 miles of roads and
bridges. For more information, visit www.co.multnomah.or.us/roads.
Bridge of the Gods, Wahkeena, Eagle
Creek picnic area and trailhead restrooms are closed
Portable toilets are available at
Eagle Creek.
Wyeth, Eagle Creek, Herman Creek
and Overlook campgrounds are closed
Campgrounds
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All campgrounds are closed: Wyeth, Eagle Creek,
Eagle Creek Overlook and Herman Creek.
In the past, reservations for the
Eagle Creek Overlook group site have been made directly through the Hood River
office. The Overlook is now available for reservation only through www.recreation.gov.
(This was formerly ReserveUSA.com. If you go to ReserveUSA, you will
be re-directed to recreation.gov.) Reservations can be made 360 days
in advance.
Eagle Creek, Wyeth and Herman Creek
do not accept reservations; however they generally have open sites except
on holiday weekends (Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day).
Arriving any weekday, especially before 3 PM, you will generally find a site.
For more information, go to ForestCamping.com
Wild and Scenic Rivers
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The restrooms at BZ Corners Launch Site are OPEN.
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