Cooper Spur Trail Shelter — Hotel in Hood River

The best thing about this hike is it offers fairly quick access to some amazing views of Mt. Hood's NE side, and surrounding Cascade mountains. It can get crowded, especially on a summer weekend as well. The other thing to know is once you are above Timberline and begin the push to the shelter, you won't actually see it for some time. You'll be hiking on a fairly rough trail of bits of scree, rocks, ash, and exposed to the sun and wind. The shelter itself, once you see it, is farther in towards the mountain than one may have expected, and it's not really somewhere you can camp, more of an emergency rock shelter. But it is an amazing place to be, with expansive views everywhere, and Mt....

Made it up here on 8/20/18 my first mt shelter trek ever and it was awesome, can't wait to get back out here on a clear smokeless day to hike to the shelter and beyond. I came up via cooper spur/tilly jane from the campground and it was all up hill with loose sand and rock. The whole way. Plenty of places to sit on rocks and enjoy the views. Nice sound structure for camping in storms or the winter. You can also get to the tilly jane/A-frame and cloud cap...

An historic stone shelter tucked behind some white pines and boulders, not visible from the trail below. This shelter is best used as an emergency shelter and not a camping destination. It is within the Mt Hood Wilderness and only accessible by foot. The view of neighboring Cascade Range peaks is spectacular from this area. Mt Adams, Mt Rainier and Mt St Helens are all easily visible on...