Sandy River Park — Attraction in Sandy

One of my favorite hikes. The trail is in my backyard. There are a o many types of wildlife like bear, quail, bluejays, snakes including the rubber boa I found there. The plants are truly amazing with alder, cottonwood, black and red elderberry, maiden hair fern, stinging nettle, skunk cabbage, thimble berry and salmon berries. On the way down is a slightly steep hill that goes around a bend and another towards the end of the trail. During the rainy season there will be some water run off across the trail and a little muddy spot towards the end with some stumps you can cross over. And on the way back you’ll notice the hill at the beginning that you’ll feel more than when...

Good local access to the Sandy River. We hiked down the road and back up on the loop trail. The river destination was mostly a fishing beach on a river bend which was filled with anglers that morning. Unfortunately lots of noticeable trash, bottles, old fishing line and gear were scattered along the short section of trail along the river. Some older signs indicated a connection to a Sandy River trail network but we couldn't find an official path on our visit. The trail and hike itself were nice but the destination left something to be desired. The loop trail section passed by one particularly large cedar tree that was saved...

A trail I helped carve out along with the other kids in my little home town in the late 70's became a real trail. Wow, whomever along with boy scouts did a great job making the path. My son and I really enjoyed the short 2 mile hike. The mile hike back up might be a challenge if you're not in shape. At the end is the beautiful Sandy River. There are other options along the trail to extend...