Nature reserve · Oregon
Wildwood Recreation Site
Wildwood Recreation Site is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Illumination Rock stands 2,909 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Underwater Viewing Chamber, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates45.35122, -121.99116
- 0.4 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 14.1 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 18.1 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 12 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Lemmons Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hoodland County Park: 2.1 mi
- Barlow Wayside Park: 3.3 mi
- Timberline Park: 13.0 mi
- Cascadia Village Park: 13.3 mi
- Cascadia Village Tot Lot: 13.3 mi
Peaks
- Huckleberry Mountain: 3.4 mi
- North Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Aschoff Buttes: 4.9 mi
- West Zigzag Mountain: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Little Zigzag Falls: 10.1 mi
- Yocum Falls: 10.1 mi
- Ramona Falls: 10.6 mi
- Sandy River Falls: 11.3 mi
- Paradise Branch Falls: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Roaring River Wilderness: 13.5 mi
- Tickle Creek Park: 14.8 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 15.5 mi
- Indian John Island: 16.5 mi
- Sandy River Grove Reserve: 17.0 mi
Springs: 31
- Salvation Spring: 11.4 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 14.4 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 14.4 mi
- Tanner Spring: 14.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Salmon River Slab: 4.8 mi
- Mississippi Head: 12.9 mi
- Illumination Rock: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Glacier Headwall: 13.7 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 10.3 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 12.0 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 16.6 mi
- Keith L. Lemmons: 16.7 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 14
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 0.3 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 0.3 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 6.3 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 15.0 mi
- North American Bigfoot Center: 17.8 mi
Museums: 9
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 12.0 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Philip Foster Farm: 17.7 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 20.2 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 6
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 18.5 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 23.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Two Rivers Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Running Free: 19.6 mi
- Devoted Passion: 22.8 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 23.5 mi
- Quaytskin: 24.2 mi
- Bald Eagle: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bridal Veil: 16.9 mi
- Latourell: 17.1 mi
- Dodson: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Cottonwood Beach: 22.4 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 23.1 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Wildwood Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illumination Rock | E 85° | 2,909 m | 13.7 mi |
| Signal Buttes | SSE 167° | 1,579.2 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tom Dick and Harry Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,544.1 m | 10.6 mi |
| Devil's Peak | SE 137° | 1,537.7 m | 8.2 mi |
| Linney Butte | SSE 157° | 1,534.973 m | 11.8 mi |
| Indian Ridge | S 179° | 1,530.1 m | 12.5 mi |
| Zigzag Mountain | E 93° | 1,526 m | 7.5 mi |
| Veda Butte | ESE 121° | 1,518 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:39 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 10.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headworks Portland WTR B, 10 mi away.
- Rough-skinned Newt64 obs
- purple foxglove64 obs
- Pacific trillium61 obs
- Coho Salmon55 obs
- Scouler's Corydalis55 obs
- common jewelweed53 obs
- western sword fern51 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug49 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6206577804
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 12 mi
- Boring · 19 mi
- Cascade Locks · 23 mi
- Troutdale · 23 mi
- Gresham · 24 mi
- Mount Hood · 24 mi
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