Saddle Mountain

Saddle Mountain's summit is 3,288 feet up in the northern Oregon Coast Range. The trail is about 2.4 miles with more than 1,600 feet of climbing, and it's steep in places, with wire mesh on some sections for grip. On a clear day you can see miles of Pacific shoreline, the mouth of the Columbia River and the Cascade peaks of Oregon and Washington.

In spring the slopes bloom with rare wildflowers, like Saddle Mountain bittercress and rosy lewisia. It's day use only, with no drinking water, and the park sometimes closes for snow, wind or fallen trees. Dogs must be leashed, and the wire mesh can hurt their paws.