Trails are an important recreation asset
to Camas.
Many of our citizens participate in trail-related
activities including hiking, nature walks,
in-line skating, and off-road
Bicycling. The trails in Camas provide a good
start for outdoor walk ing and bicycling experiences.
The Heritage Trail along Lacamas Lake is a
long continuous nature corridor that receives
considerable use. Paved and unpaved trails
in Lacamas Park and Lacamas Creek Park provide
a good outdoor experience that is easily accessible
to the public. The beginning of a trails system
in the Washougal River Greenway provides a
different, but equally rewarding, outdoor
nature experience. A network of trails is
proposed for the Camas area that will provide
linkages between parks and other parts of
the community.
HERITAGE
TRAIL 6
mile round trip starting at Goodwin Rd. and ending
on NW lake Rd. Unpaved. Flat. Parking & restrooms
located at trailhead on Goodwin Rd. Beautiful
trail
meandering through old growth trees, native plants
and wildflowers, and along creeks and Lacamas
Lake. Home to a variety of wildlife.
GRASS
VALLEY TRAIL Approximately 1 mile starting
in Grass Valley Park on NW 38th Ave. (going east)
and ending at Utah St. Wilde paved path. Moderate
difficulty due to hills. Parking and restrooms
located at trailhead in grass Valley Park. Scenic
creek-side path through fir trees, forested wetland
and open space.
MILL DITCH TRAIL Approximately
2.6 miles from NW Drake to Round Lake. Trail is
accessible from many of the main streets such
as NE Dallas and NE Garfield. Unpaved. Mostly
Flat. Travels alongside Georgia Pacific Mill’s
water ditch which supplies water for Paper production.
Ditch was hand dug by 125 Chinese laborers in
about five months time in 1884.
LACAMAS
PARK TRAILS Numerous trails covering
312 acres. Main trailhead at park entrance on
NE Everett Rd. Parking and restrooms located at
trailhead. Trails are mostly unpaved.
Some steep hills, rocky trails, and obstructed
pathways. Lakes, creeks, waterfalls, wildflowers,
native plants, and
wildlife make this park a hiker’s favorite.
LACAMAS
CREEK TRAIL Almost one mile from trailhead
at NE 3rd Ave. to the McEnry Bridge over Lacamas
Creek. Unpaved. Mostly flat, but some Slight hills.
Connects to Lacamas Park trail system. Beautiful
and peaceful trail
Along Lacamas Creek watershed.
WASHOUGAL
RIVER GREENWAY TRAIL 3 mile round trip.
Trailhead at NE 3rd Ave. and Shepherd Rd. Unpaved.
Flat. Scenic views of Washougal River.
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