OregonWildflowers Locations Echo Basin |
Area | Western Cascades (Willamette National Forest) |
Best time to visit | Late June through July |
Blooming Now | No |
Elevation | 4158-4650 feet |
Trail Info | 2.4 miles round-trip, 600 feet elevation gain |
PLANT LIST AVAILABLE | |
WILDFLOWER SEARCH | |
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS | |
Hike information - Oregon Hikers Field Guide | |
Dogs | Allowed, but must be kept on leash AT ALL TIMES. |
The trail is a bit rocky in parts of the forest section, so shoes that provide good support (such as hiking boots) are strongly recommended. There is a bit of blowdown that has been here for years, but it is easily navigable. Flowers that bloom in the forested areas include: Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Western White Anemone (Anemone deltoidea), Bunchberry (Cornus pumila), Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus), Vanillaleaf (Achlys triphylla), Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa), Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), Sitka Valerian (Valeriana sitchensis), Great Polemonium (Polemonium carneum), Starry Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum stellatum), and False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosa).
In the meadows, boardwalks have been strategically placed along the trail to navigate muddy/boggy areas. Nonetheless you are still likely to encounter muddy areas, so (once again) hiking boots are highly advisable. Expect to see profuse amounts of Elephanthead Lousewort (Pedicularis groenlandica), Shooting Star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi), Western Bistort (Polygonum bistortoides), Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), Menzies' Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii), Arrow-leaf Groundsel (Senecio triangularis), Tall Bluebells (Mertensia paniculata), and Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus).
NOTE: Although we do not recommend it, if you choose to go off-trail in the meadow, please tread very lightly and minimally in this fragile boggy habitat to help maintain future generations of wildflowers.
Date | Submitted by |
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Reports from previous years | |
06/19/2015 | Margi Willowmoon |
06/01/2015 | Greg Lief |
06/21/2014 | Greg Lief |
07/14/2012 | Greg Lief |
07/07/2010 | Angie Moore |
07/26/2008 | Greg Lief |
06/26/2008 | Greg Lief |
07/08/2007 | Greg Lief |
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