Wind Creek

A pretty creek in the Mt. Hood vicinity. Wind Creek has great scenery, some nice waterfalls, and beautiful bedrock, but the pay-to-play is rather high. Expect much moss and long walks between rappels.

Drop a shuttle car at the defunct bridge across Camp Creek, then shuttle up to the Tom, Dick & Harry Trailhead (these days need to park at Snow Bowl). Follow the trail up onto the ridge. When you see the enormous rock cairn, this is a signal it's time to leave the trail. Thrash wherever is easiest down into the basin beyond. It's about 1mi of relatively easy bushwhacking down to reach Wind Creek. The USGS map labels this area as "Wind Creeek Basin" [sic].

Continue downstream, passing occasional downclimbs. We hiked along the south side for some time through largely open, easy forest, before dropping back into the creek. The lower section has long stretches of nice bedrock for walking, with the occasional downclimb along the way.