This parking lot is also the gate into the Mount Washington Wilderness. If you are lucky there might be trail magic here. Enjoy, you will enter a very rocky area in either direction.

Teri S

July 31, 2024

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PCT Trail Angels maintain a water cache at this trailhead for thru-hikers.

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Location: Deschutes County, Oregon, United States

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PCT Trailhead at McKenzie Highway

1. Little Belknap Crater via Pacific Crest Trail

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