I'm not very familiar with how the fires over recent years have affected the typical options in the Portland area for someone's first, easy backpacking trip. Here are some options I'm currently considering. Please let me know if any of these would be a no-go due to burned areas or active fires:
- Salmon River Trail
- Veda Lake
- Badger Creek - maybe not a great option because I read there are lots of horses
- Pamelia Lake - this is an old favorite of mine. I know I would need to navigate the permit system.
- Lewis River trail, active fires: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=30984&p=226835&hil ... er#p226835
- Memaloose Lake, too much burn area: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=30985&p=226848&hili ... ke#p226848
Thanks for your help!