Trails for viewing wild rhododendrons within 90 minutes of Bend?
Trails for viewing wild rhododendrons within 90 minutes of Bend?
Thanks in advance for suggestions! Would like to view wild rhododendrons in bloom before June 10 or after June 16.
- adamschneider
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Re: Trails for viewing wild rhododendrons within 90 minutes of Bend?
They're going to be late this year. Try the McKenzie River Trail around Sahalie and Koosah Falls in late June.
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Re: Trails for viewing wild rhododendrons within 90 minutes of Bend?
EDIT: Sorry I missed the 90 minutes from Bend. Might be a tad too far. But if you are in the mood for a longer drive:
The Mazama Trail often has a good bloom of Rhododendrons, but first things need to melt out. I also like Boulder Ridge.
The Mazama Trail often has a good bloom of Rhododendrons, but first things need to melt out. I also like Boulder Ridge.
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir
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Re: Trails for viewing wild rhododendrons within 90 minutes of Bend?
There are lot of Rhododendrons near the community of Rhododendron. That's about 90 minutes from Bend.
Highways that go West from Bend, on the west side of Cascades, have Rhododendrons. Highway 22, 20, 242, 126. A bit closer to Bend.
Highways that go West from Bend, on the west side of Cascades, have Rhododendrons. Highway 22, 20, 242, 126. A bit closer to Bend.
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Re: Trails for viewing wild rhododendrons within 90 minutes of Bend?
There are rhododendrons blooming now on the lower section of the McKenzie River Trail, up stream of the ranger station. Blooms are lovely but not an area dense with rhodies.