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Beacon Rock–Beacon Rock Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Beacon Rock State Park near Warrendale, OR. The route passes Ridell Lake and Beacon Rock before reaching Beacon Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,173 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 833 ft · steepest grade: 37%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River to Rock Trail 45.62144, -122.02352
Nearest town Warrendale, OR

Directions

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Beacon Rock–Beacon Rock Viewpoint, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 44–834 ft

Out & Back · Beacon Rock State Park

Trailhead: River to Rock Trail · 45.62144, -122.02352

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 55° · precip 59% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on River to Rock Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Ridell Lake.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Beacon Rock Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miPass Beacon Rock Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftReach Beacon Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 66°F55°
Precip59%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 24% rain7 AM: 27% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 29% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 59% rain5 PM: 45% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 70°53° 30%
Sun 71°56° 37%
Mon 74°53° 29%
Tue 82°55°
Wed 92°59°
Thu 82°64°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead