Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon

Plaza

11 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 783 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Plaza Trailhead Drive there

Mirror Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Day use</strong>: <ul> <li>$5/vehicle/day&nbsp;May 1st&nbsp;through October 31st</li> <li>Northwest&nbsp;Forest pass and Interagency pass is accepted in lieu of day use fee.</li> </ul> ​<strong>Winter use</strong>: <ul> <li>Sno-Park Permit&nbsp;is required. <ul> <li>Annual Permit: $25</li> <li>3-day Permit: $9</li> <li>1-day Permit: $4&nbsp;</li> </ul> </li> </ul>

A new parking lot and plaza area was finished in the fall of 2018, located immediately adjacent to Skibowl West along Highway 26 near Government Camp. The plaza area includes vaulted toilets, picnic table, information kiosk, bike racks, and trash receptacle.

The parking area contains 2 accessible parking spaces and 49 regular parking spaces. The trailhead is located behind the restroom.

Provides access to: Mirror Lake Trail #664 , which accesses Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness .

Toilets maintained May 1st - October 31st

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

Accessibility <p>Vault toilets and trailhead plaza are accessible.</p>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Plaza Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

The Plaza Lake Trailhead will lead to the short trail to Plaza Lake on the south side of the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. Along the trail to this mountain lake, there are great views of Mount Hood.

Provides access to: Plaza Lake Trail #788 which enters Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness . Small parking area which provides capacity for up to 10 small vehicles.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Plaza Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

This trail enters the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, running south to north with several viewpoints along the section of trail located between Douglas Trail #781 junction and Bonanza Trail #786 junction.

Provides access to:

Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness

Plaza Trail #783

NOTE: This trailhead should not be confused with the similarly-named Plaza Lake Trailhead .

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/?cid=STELPRDB5192346">Restrictions apply in wilderness.</a>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.