Jean Lake Trailhead
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
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- Latitude, Longitude: 45.30644, -121.57237
- Elevation: 5560 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 125 minutes
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Hikes including this trailhead
- Jean Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Driving Directions
From the last traffic light in Sandy, drive 30.9 miles on Hwy 26 through Government Camp to the junction with Highway 35.
Go right on 35 for Hood River and drive 6.5 miles before bearing right for Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort and Bennett Pass Sno-Park.
After 0.2 miles, turn right for Bennett Pass Sno Park.
Drive through the parking area and reach a gravel road, FR 4891. After 1.0 miles, keep left at a junction.
After another 0.3 miles keep right at another unmarked junction.
After 0.5 miles, keep left.
The road becomes worse and from this last junction, it’s another 2.4 miles, which includes the rocky Terrible Traverse, to the junction where the Bennett Pass Road bends left for Camp Windy and Badger Lake.
Go left on the Bennett Pass Road; it’s 1.1 miles to the junction with FR 4820 (Grasshopper Road).
Keep left here and drive 1.5 miles to the small, unsigned trailhead parking area on the right.
Fees / Regulations
- Bennett Pass Road (FR 3550) is for vehicles with good clearance only. Take it slowly!
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