Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon

Eagle Creek

6.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 501 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Eagle Creek Trailhead (Clackamas County) Drive there

Douglas Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

The Douglas Trailhead on Wildcat Mountain provides access to Douglas Trail going west to Eagle Creek and going east towards Wildcat Mountain Trail and McIntyre Ridge Trail . Views near the trailhead and farther in at the old lookout on Wildcat Mountain, provide outstanding views of the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. This is a less visited trail so solitude is easier to find. Provides access to: Douglas Trail #781 which enters Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness .

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness.

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Eagle Creek Trailhead (Clackamas County) the Forest Service's write-up

This small trailhead provides the western most access to the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. Eagle Creek Trail #501 follows alongside Eagle Creek passing through old-growth Douglas fir, western hemlock and western red cedar forest. Capacity for up to 10 small vehicles.

Provides access to : Eagle Creek Trail #501 which enters Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness .

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness restrictions apply</a>.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.