Fall foliage will soon be gone from the McKenzie River, but the Waterfalls Loop Trail will remain a beautiful place to hike, through the rest of this season and into the next. Distance ...

Hikers can circumnavigate the lake via a 5.3-mile loop, about half of which is along the McKenzie River Trail. Koosah Falls plunges along the McKenzie River in the central Cascade Mountains.

RELATED: Your Guide to Hiking the McKenzie River Trail This short but sweet waterfall loop trail is part of the 26 mile McKenzie River Trail. For some of the waterfall hike, you will actually be ...

Instead, my plan was to hike the Waterfalls Loop Trail, which incorporates a section of the McKenzie River Trail (MRT) but is on the east bank of the river and is restricted to foot traffic.

Clear Lake is a sparkling jewel in the Willamette National Forest or Oregon. This beautiful body of water was formed from ...

Soak up the sun and warm weather Saturday, as it may be the last for at least a week. Overcast, 50-degree days could take us into the second half of May. My forecast predicts a high of 73 degrees ...

Then the trail climbs another mile through a moss-covered lava flow to an overlook of blue-green Tamolitch Pool. The lake's only apparent inlet is a dry waterfall, yet the McKenzie River rages out ...

The 26-mile McKenzie River Trail travels along some of the clearest water, most dramatic waterfalls and majestic old-growth forests in all of Oregon. The source of this extraordinary river ...

MCKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. — It’s been described as “ ‘Return of the Jedi’ meets mountain biking.” Remember the incredibly green “forest moon” of Endor? The McKenzie River Trail ...