Oregon City: Hopkins Demonstration Forest

Hopkins Demonstration Forest is a privately-owned forest where you can take self-guided tours.

There are some restrictions. For example, you can climb the fire tower when it is open, but it is not always open. These are largely safety precautions. 

This is the 65-foot tall Clatskanie Mountain Fire Lookout Tower, which was relocated to Hopkins and restored in 2008. That along with the Molalla Log House is part of the history that is preserved at Hopkins.

There are many activities and classes, including geocashing .

So, yes, there is a lot of hiking available, but that is not all that is available.

You can even have your dogs with you, though they must be leashed and cleaned up after.

There is also working (not demonstration) forest nearby, and you can have some hiking access to that as well.

There is also event space.

That provides a lot of unique options that are very Oregon. 

COVID: This is mostly outdoors, though that may not be true with in one of the event halls or going up with a group to the tower. Keep your situation in mind when deciding about masking.

Accessibility: Many of the trails are smooth enough that they would be fine for mobility devices. There are areas where the trails are steeper and areas where there are steps.

It could be much worse, but expect some limitations.

 Mainly I think of it as a place to enjoy trees, but where you can also learn more about them.

 

https://demonstrationforest.org/