Accessible Trails
Below is a collection of some of the best accessible trails around Oregon and SW Washington. These have been compiled through conversations with other wheelchair users, notably Chuck Frayer, and an excellent 2008 article in the Oregonian by Terry Richards highlighting some of the best place to hike, fish and camp in Oregon. Following the outline of Richards’ article, added links to maps and resources about each trail. Feel free to leave a comment about additional trails or resources for the trails listed here.
An excellent resource for Portland Metro area trails is AccessRecreation.org.
Portland
Willamette River Greenway: paved trail along the Portland waterfront starting at the Spaghetti Factory south of the SW Waterfront OHSU campus
Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade: $30 million park on the east bank of the Willamette River in Portland (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?&propertyid=105&action=viewpark)
Springwater Corridor: 16-mile hard-surface path from Southeast Portland to Gresham (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=679)
Fanno Creek Regional Trail: (http://www.thprd.org/pdfs/document46.pdf)
Tualatin Hills Nature Park and Greenway Park in Beaverton: (http://www.thprd.org/parks-and-trails/detail/tualatin-hills-nature-park)
Tryon Creek State Park in Lake Oswego (http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=103);
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, north of Sherwood: (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Tualatin_River/); (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Tualatin_River/map.html); (https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_1/NWRS/Zone_2/Tualatin_River/Documents/TRNWR%20Map.pdf#a); (https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_1/NWRS/Zone_2/Tualatin_River/Documents/Trail%20Map.pdf#b)
Vancouver
Discovery Trail: (http://www.cityofvancouver.us/parksrec/page/discovery-historic-loop-trail-2-miles)
Burnt Bridge Greenway: (http://www.cityofvancouver.us/parksrec/page/burnt-bridge-creek-trail-8-miles)
Salmon Creek Greenway: (https://www.clark.wa.gov/public-works/salmon-creek-regional-parkklineline-pond)
Lacamas Heritage Trail: (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/lacamas-heritage-trail)
Columbia River Gorge
Segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail
Tooth Rock near Cascade Locks: http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Tooth_Rock_Trailhead
Mosier Twin Tunnels near Hood River: http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Mosier_Twin_Tunnels_Hike
Riverfront Trail in The Dalles: https://www.gorgediscovery.org/riverfront-trail-map/
Washington side of the Columbia Gorge
St. Cloud: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/crgnsa/recarea/?recid=29980
Sams Walker: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/crgnsa/recarea/?recid=29972
Fort Cascades: http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Fort_Cascades_Hike
Catherine Creek: http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Catherine_Creek_Trailhead
Willamette Valley
Banks-Vernonia State Trail: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=104
Champoeg State Park near St Paul/Newberg: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=79
Willamette Mission State Park near Brooks: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=99
Corvallis to Philomath Rails-to-Trails path: http://therighttrail.org/trails/corvallis-philomath-multi-modal-path
Eugene
Willamette River bike trail: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g51862-d146978-Reviews-Willamette_River_bike_trail-Eugene_Oregon.html
Cottage Grove
Row River Trail in Cottage Grove:
http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/blm/rowriver-or.html
pdf map:https://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/files/brochures/row_river_trail_map_32x18.pdf
Oregon Coast
Fort Stevens State Park trail system near Hammond: http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Fort_Stevens_Loop_Hike
Seaside Promenade: http://www.seasideor.com/seaside-stories/seaside-or-promenade/
Yaquina Head tide pool: https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/yaquina
Yaquina Bay estuary paths: https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Yaquina_Estuary_Hike
Oceanfront Trail in Yachats: http://www.yachats.org/Yachats_Area_Trails_Maps.html
Cape Perpetua near Yachats, trail to tide pools: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/siuslaw/recarea/?recid=42265
Bullards Beach State Park bike path near Bandon: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=50
Oregon Coast Trail at Humbug Mountain State Park near Port Orford: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles%2Fpublications%2Fhumbug_trail.pdf
Mount Hood
Wildwood Park near Welches: https://www.outdoorproject.com/adventures/oregon/parks-wilderness/wildwood-recreation-site; (http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Wildwood_Recreation_Area_Trailhead)
Lost Creek Campground near Zigzag: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mthood/recarea/?recid=53418; https://www.recreation.gov/camping/lost-creek/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=71621
Lost Lake Campground near Hood River: http://lostlakeresort.org
Trillium Lake Campground near Government Camp: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/trillium/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=71614
Central Oregon
Bend
Bend Urban Trail System: http://www.bendparksandrec.org/parks__trails/trail_list/
Deschutes River Trail: http://www.bendparksandrec.org/parks/deschutes-river-trail/
Green Lakes Trailhead: http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Green_Lakes
High Desert Museum: https://www.highdesertmuseum.org
Lava Lands Visitor Center: http://visitcentraloregon.com/central-oregon-stories/outdoor-activities-recreation-stories/lava-lands-visitor-center-a-central-oregon-geologic-gem/
Sunriver: http://www.visitbend.com/Sunriver-Bike-Path-Map.pdf
Eagle Crest: http://www.eagle-crest.com
Black Butte Resort bike paths: http://www.blackbutteranch.com/files/1914/9392/4160/Bike-Path_Map_Rental-Shop-Brochure.pdf
Redmond
Dry Canyon Trail in Redmond: http://www.visitredmondoregon.com/Dry-Canyon
Lower Erma Bell Lake in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area near Oakridge: http://www.oregonhiking.com/oregon-adventures/100-hikes-in-the-central-oregon-cascades/hikes-in-the-mckenzie-foothills/erma-bell-lakes-hike
Eastern Oregon
Oregon Trail Center at Baker City: https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/national-historic-oregon-trail-interpretive-center
Oregon Trail Interpretive Park in the Blue Mountains off Interstate 84 at Exit 248: http://traveloregon.com/see-do/attractions/outdoors-nature/museums-interpretive-centers/blue-mountain-crossing/
Powder River Trail near Baker City:http://www.basecampbaker.com/PDFs/PRTrail.pdf
Southern Oregon
Ashland
Lithia Park Trail in Ashland: http://www.ashland.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=16354
Klamath Falls
OC&E Woods Line State Trail in Klamath Falls: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=167; (http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles%2Fpublications%2F38680_OC_E_Brochure_%28Web%29094201.pdf)
Medford
Bear Creek Greenway from south Medford to Central Point and Talent to Ashland segments: http://jacksoncountyor.org/parks/Greenway/Bear-Creek-Greenway-Map
Stewart State Park bike path near Shady Cove: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=23
Diamond Lake, 11-mile trail around lake: http://www.oregonhiking.com/oregon-adventures/100-hikes-in-southern-oregon/diamond-crater-lake-hikes/diamond-lake-hikes
High Lakes Trail between Fish Lake and Lake of the Woods: https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/5683664; (http://www.oregonhiking.com/oregon-adventures/100-hikes-in-southern-oregon/hikes-in-the-southern-cascades/fish-lake-hike)
Southwest Washington
Camas, WA
Washougal River Greenway Trail in Camas
http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Washougal_River_Greenway_Loop_Hike
Carson, WA
Whistle Punk Trail near Carson, WA: http://www.nwhiker.com/GPNFHike55.html
Birth of a Lake near Coldwater Lake: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/birth-of-a-lake
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Lava Canyon: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/lava-canyon
Meta Lake: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/meta-lake
