Dalles Mountain Ranch Trail Washington
Dalles Mountain Ranch Loop Hike Washington
Dalles Mountain Ranch is a former 6,000-acre scenic cattle
ranch in Washington state. It's part of the Columbia Hills State Park, which
was created in 2003 when Horsethief Lake State Park and Dalles Mountain Ranch
merged.
Dalles Mountain Ranch offers miles of hiking trails. The trails are well-maintained and made of dirt and grass. The trails are easy and have an elevation gain of 465 feet. The trails offer views of Mount Hood, wildflowers, and the Columbia River Gorge. The best time to visit this ranch is in the spring, especially in mid-April to May when the balsamroot and lupine is peak bloom. Every year (typically in April and may), the hillsides become engulfed in nothing but yellow and purple wildflowers.
Ø Start
point: Crawford Oaks Trailhead
Ø End
point: Crawford Ranch
Ø Hike
Type: Loop
Ø Distance:
7 miles
Ø Elevation
gain: 1060 feet
Ø Difficulty:
Moderate
Ø Fee to
park in the trail head - Discover Pass
Ø Watch out
for poison oak, ticks, and rattlesnakes
Old Abandoned Rusted car in springtime wildflowers, Dalles Mountain is one of most photographic spot in the trail.
Directions to the Crawford Oaks trail head: From the intersection of U.S.
197 and SR 14, drive 3.6 miles east on SR 14 to the Crawford Oaks Trailhead and
parking area, on the left (north) side of the road.
Drive I-84 east to Exit 87 for Dufur and Bend. After exiting, take a left for the DMV, DOT, State Police and The Dalles Dam.
Drive 3.6 miles, crossing The Dalles Bridge, to a right turn merge with Highway 14E for Kennewick.
From here, go 0.9 miles and make a left turn off Highway 14 onto The Dalles Mountain Road for the Columbia Hills State Park and Dalles Mountain Ranch.
Drive 3.4 miles on this gravel road and reach a junction at an old wagon and before a group of ranch buidlings.
Keep straight (right) here for 0.2 miles; then turn left up the hill and park in the Dalles Mountain Ranch Trailhead parking area.
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