Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon

Elk Meadows

9.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 645 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Elk Meadows Trailhead Drive there

Elk Meadows Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Day use</strong>: <ul> <li>$5/vehicle/day&nbsp;May 1 through October&nbsp;31.</li> <li>Northwest&nbsp;Forest Pass and Interagency Pass are&nbsp;accepted in lieu of day use fee.</li> </ul>

Picnic tables, garbage, and restroom facilities are available during the summer months. Interpretation signs are available highlighting the glacial streams in the area.

Provides access to : Sahalie Falls Trail #667C , which accesses Umbrella Falls Trail #667 , Elk Meadows Trail #645 , Bluegrass Ridge Trail #647 , Newton Creek Trail #646 and Timberline Trail #600 .

Some of these trails are within Mount Hood Wilderness .

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Mount Hood Wilderness.

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Polallie Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day&nbsp;from May 1&nbsp;to October 31.

The trailhead has interpretive signs and a seasonal outhouse.

Provides access to : East Fork Trail #650 and Elk Meadows Trail #645 within Mount Hood Wilderness .

Restrictions <a href="http://fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness restrictions apply</a>&nbsp;within Mount Hood Wilderness.

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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.