L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park
About
L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park sits about 9 miles from Vernonia, Oregon, and is managed as city land. The park works as a base for a cluster of trails, with several hiking and mountain biking routes starting within a few tenths of a mile. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Vernonia weather station, about 9 miles away, put July and August highs in the upper 70s with only about four wet days a month. Winter runs much wetter, with around 20 wet days in December and January. Brooke Creek Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and Widowmaker Way is 0.2 mile off for another hike. Mountain bikers can ride Lokie's Lollipop, about 0.3 mile away. Paddlers can reach the Nehalem River, roughly 7 miles away.
Park size
1,733 acres
Inside this park
Trails
Location
L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park
Oregon
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–78°F and lows of 38–47°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Vernonia #2, OR weather station, 9.1 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan46° high32° low
- Feb49° high31° low
- Mar54° high33° low
- Apr59° high36° low
- May66° high40° low
- Jun70° high44° low
- Jul77° high47° low
- Aug78° high47° low
- Sep73° high43° low
- Oct61° high38° low
- Nov51° high34° low
- Dec44° high31° low
Where it is
- L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Vernonia, Oregon · 9 mi
- Managed by
- City Land
Nearby
- Brooke Creek TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Jackstrawed TarryHiking0.2 mi
- Widowmaker WayHiking0.2 mi
- Lokie's LollipopMountain biking0.3 mi
- West Fork Dairy CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
Nehalem RiverCanoeingPhoto: User Decumanus on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.7 mi- East Fork Dairy CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
Gales CreekCanoeingPhoto: M.O. Stevens, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park
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.
Jan
46° / 32°
20 wet
Feb
49° / 31°
17 wet
Mar
54° / 33°
19 wet
Apr
59° / 36°
17 wet
May
66° / 40°
13 wet
Jun
70° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
77° / 47°
4 wet
Aug
78° / 47°
4 wet
Sep
73° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
15 wet
Nov
51° / 34°
19 wet
Dec
44° / 31°
20 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vernonia #2, OR, 9.1 mi away at 625 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
