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Wildflowers in the Gorge Hikes

Join our fun easy-going hikes to various Gorge locations to experience our wonderful local Spring Wildflowers in the Columbia Gorge! People of all skill levels are welcome to come learn and share about the spring beauties that are only in bloom for a short time!

With the guidance of our experienced botanists, you will :

  • enjoy beautiful spring scenery and wildflowers in the spectacular Columbia Gorge
  • learn how to identify wildflowers and use field guide books
  • learn folklore, medicinal and edible traits of our local PNW wildflowers
  • how to keep notes, take pictures, and learn fun ways to remember the names of plants for next time you see them!


    • Wildflower Hikes Trip Schedule 2010

    May 1, Saturday: Herman Creek - on this easy hike we will wander in this wonderful forest and look for flowering Bunchberry, crisp white Pearly Everlasting, pink Bleeding Heart, Vanilla Leaf, enchanting Starflower, the delicate and uncommon Anemone and the whimsical Piggyback Plant!

    May 16, Sunday: Dog Mountain - join us for the amazing Flowering Interno atop Dog Mountain, this annual visual treat will flood your senses with an entire mountaintop full of blooming, bright yellow Deltoid Balsam Root, deep purple Lupines, vibrant red Paintbrush, pink Phlox and fuzzy Sky-Pilot! Not to be missed! Dog Mountain is a difficult hike, but so worth it.

    June 5, Saturday: Angel's Rest - this intermediate hike will offer a wide variety of some of our most colorful wildflowers; pink salmonberry, false lily-of-the-valley, deep indigo Menzies Larkspur and delicate white and pink Corydalis, and more!

    Join us at the CaW office parking lot (behind our building at 3945 SE Hawthorne)
    to coordinate carpools at 9 AM. We plan to be back in Portland by 4pm.


    Free to CaW members!
    $10 per hike for non-members

    To find out more about Membership click here!

    What to bring:
    Your day hiking gear (sturdy boots, sunscreen, water, lunch and snacks, extra layers, rain gear), a plant guidebook (see recommended guidebooks below), a camera and friends! ** Long pants are recommended for these hikes, as most lower elevations in the gorge have poison oak!

No registration necessary, just show up with your gear, field guides hike fee and friends!

Recommended Guidebooks:

A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers: Washington, Oregon, California and adjacent areas, byn Peterson Field Guides

Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska, by Jim Pojar

Plants of Western Oregon, Washington & British Columbia, by Eugene N. Kozloff

Pacific Northwest Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Western Idaho, Southeast Alaska, and British Columbia, by Damian Fagan

Questions? Feel free to contact us via email or call (503) 235-9533

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