If a trail could be a highlight reel of everything that makes the Pacific Northwest jaw-dropping, Eagle Creek would be it.

The Eagle Creek Trail, long considered one of the best hiking trails in Oregon, reopened on New Year’s Day more than three years after closing due to the devastating Eagle Creek fire.

Leer en español. There are moments on the Eagle Creek Trail when you completely forget that it was the birthplace of one of Oregon’s largest and most high-profile wildfires of the past decade.

Several Central Oregon hikes are featured in the guide, such as the Fall River Trail, the Peter Skene Ogden Trail, the Scout Camp Trail, and the Tumalo and Bridge Creek Trails.