Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Picnic Rock before reaching Picnic Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 877 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,531 – 5,420 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.32552, -121.63474
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits
4.3 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 4,530–5,422 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.32552, -121.63474
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 49°F / low 39° · precip 43% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Umbrella Falls Trail #667, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Umbrella Cutoff Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beargrass Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Picnic Rock Spur, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Picnic Rock Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Picnic Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beargrass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Umbrella Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Umbrella Falls Trail #667, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 49°F39°
Feels like43°Precip43%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat
53°41°
36%
Sun
53°42°
59%
Mon
59°39°
28%
Tue
67°42°
Wed
74°51°
Thu
70°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Elk Meadows Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Elk Meadows Trail #645 3.5 mi · ▲ 750 ft
- Umbrella Falls & Umbrella Falls Trail #667 3.7 mi · ▲ 788 ft
- Elk Meadows Trail #645 3.9 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Picnic Rock Viewpoint & Umbrella Falls Trail #667 via Beargrass Trail 4 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Picnic Rock Viewpoint–Jack's Woods Trail Loop, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft
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