Oregon · Hiking · Near Mount Hood Villages

Riverside

RiversidePhoto: Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
7.2 mi
round trip
2,534 ft
climb
1,496 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Riverside open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Clackamas River Ranger District. It doesn't name Riverside, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Clackamas River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Riverside is a hard hike in Oregon's Mt. Hood National Forest, within the Clackamas River Ranger District. The route is about 7 miles long, and the trail's natural surface leads from a low point of 1,358 feet to a high of 1,496 feet, making it a short climb for an out-and-back. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. At the Three Lynx weather station, about 3 miles away, typical July and August highs average around 78 to 79°F with only four or five wet days a month. The station sits several hundred feet below the trail, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The Rainbow campground lies just 0.3 miles away, and the Alder Flat hike is about half a mile off. Climbers can head to Coethedral Main, about 2.5 miles away, and paddlers will find Shellrock Creek roughly 6 miles out.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Rainbow

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Philip Foster Farm

    Museum

    Museum · 25 mi from Mount Hood Villages

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Riverside

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      41° / 33°

      20 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 33°

      18 wet

    3. Mar

      51° / 35°

      20 wet

    4. Apr

      57° / 39°

      19 wet

    5. May

      64° / 44°

      16 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 49°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 53°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 52°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 48°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 42°

      14 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 37°

      20 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 32°

      21 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Three Lynx, OR, 3.3 mi away at 1,120 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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