Wildwood Recreation Site (BLM), Welches, Oregon, May 11 & 25, 2022
Wildwood Recreation Site 65670 E HWY. 26, Welches, OR 97067
Wildwood Recreation Site is located 39 miles east of Portland on Highway 26 near Welches, Oregon.
FEE DESCRIPTION:
A daily vehicle fee is not included with shelter reservations. Fees vary from $5 (under 9 people), $10 van (over 10 people) and $20 bus (over 20 people). An electronic fee machine is onsite to accept credit card payments. or you can purchase before you leave your house at Wildwood Recreation Site Day Pass.
Alternatively, you may use the Wildwood Annual Pass, Interagency Passes, and Golden Passes in place of the daily vehicle fee. Display those passes on the dash or hang from the rearview mirror.
Trails - Trails do allow dogs if they are on a leash!
To the Right of the restrooms is the Cascade Streamwatch Trail is an accessible, 3/4-mile paved loop that features quality educational displays, picturesque views of the Salmon River and a fish viewing window below stream level.
To the Left of the restrooms is the Wetlands Trail (which is where we took these shots) is an accessible, 3/4-mile loop trail (most of it is boardwalk) leading to the challenging Boulder Ridge Trail, which is a 4.7-mile hike up the steep slopes of Huckleberry Mountain into the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness.