Climb the steep, fir-lined road to the parking lot atop this extinct lava dome. From there, you can walk a loop trail or enjoy lunch under a handsome picnic shelter.
If you ever visited the Boy Scouts lodge that used to stand here, you might recognize salvaged pieces. Although the land is now a public park, its spirit of adventure remains.
Scouters Mountain Nature Park was protected and opened through a partnership among Metro, the City of Happy Valley and the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District.
Scouters Mountain opened Aug. 28.
See and do
- Eat a picnic in the shelter.
- Enjoy views of the surrounding valley and, in the distance, Mount Hood.
- Walk through a forest with trees more than a century old, including some that have grown here for 220 years.
- Explore throughout the year for different highlights: trillium and wood violets in the spring, dazzling views during summer, mushrooms in the fall, Pacific wren calls when winter arrives.
Know when you go
- Park open sunrise to sunset.
- Bathrooms are available.
- Dogs are not allowed because they can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife.
- Hunting is not allowed.
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