One City's Wilderness: Portland's Forest ParkA 5000-acre wilderness preserve located within city limits, Forest Park contributes to Portland by offering close-in recreational opportunities along 60 miles of trails and firelanes. This guide offers an overview of the history, flora and fauna of the park and provides directions for 20 hikes of varying length and difficulty. |
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Balch Creek beautiful big leaf maple birds black-tailed deer Bonneville Powerline canyon Columbia River COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC conifer coniferous continue Dogwood Trail Douglas fir downed logs feet Foot traffic feet HIGH POINT FIRE LANE Firelane Firelane 15 Forest Park Friends of Forest growing habitat HELENS RD HIKE HIKE STARTS hiker junction Leif Erikson Leif Erikson Drive locked park gate Lower Macleay Trail Macleay Park mammals Maple Trail Meadows mid-aged conifer N,C Woods N.w. 53rd Drive N.w. Cornell Road N.W. Germantown Road N.W. Springville Road NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME natural Newton Street NORTH old growth Oregon grape Park's parking area Pittock Mansion Portland ravines reach the trailhead red alder shrubs snags species Springville steep successional stage switchbacks sword fern trail comes trail crosses trip Tualatin Mountain Turn left Turn right vegetation Warbler western hemlock western Oregon wild wildlife Wildwood Milepost WILDWOOD TR Wildwood Trail Willamette River Winter Wren Woodpecker