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Milo McIver State Park

Milo McIver State Park from directly overhead

Milo McIver State Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Indian Ridge stands 1,530 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center, a attraction 0.6 miles away. West Cascades passes 2.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Fee
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.30298, -122.36942

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Timber Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wade Creek Park: 1.6 mi
  • Fred Campanella Memorial City Park: 1.7 mi
  • Eagle Fern Park: 4.2 mi
  • Eagle Fern Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Highland Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Aemisegger Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Zion Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Lenhart Butte: 10.4 mi
  • Spangler Hill: 10.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Molalla StoryWalk Mulino Route Start: 11.8 mi
  • Dr. John McLoughlin: 12.4 mi
  • The Gathering: 12.7 mi
  • Giant Horse Statue: 13.6 mi
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center: 0.6 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery: 0.6 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 9.0 mi
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 11.2 mi
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 42
  • Lower Clackamas Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Clackamas Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Memaloose Falls: 10.7 mi
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 16
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 18.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 18.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 18.9 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 8
  • Sandy River Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Swim beach: 17.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 19.7 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 20.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 3.3 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 21.8 mi
  • School District Spring: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Milo McIver State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian RidgeESE 116°1,530.1 m20.8 mi
Fish Creek MountainSE 142°1,522 m19.5 mi
South Fork MountainSSE 157°1,473 m15.9 mi
Divide ButteSSE 163°1,456 m20.1 mi
Tumala MountainESE 107°1,432 m16.7 mi
Whale HeadSE 138°1,431 m18.3 mi
Soosap PeakSSE 162°1,419 m16.9 mi
Round MountainSSE 158°1,404 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2220:1621:02
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4715:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525762686864554742
Precip in7.55.96.95.43.92.60.60.82.25.58.18.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estacada 2 SE, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • western redcedar34 obs
  • Pacific trillium32 obs
  • Shining Crane's-bill32 obs
  • common bracken27 obs
  • purple foxglove26 obs
  • Western Starflower26 obs
  • Oregon grape25 obs
  • salal22 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/566828895

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