Four Sisters Natural Area, Oregon – Northwest Wildflowers

Wildflower Destinations > Columbia River Gorge (East)

Four Sisters Natural Area

Wasco County, Oregon

Columbia Land Trust

Fees: none

Activity: hiking

Elevation: 570'-805'

Current status (as of 3/12/25): early blooms

Notes: Grass-widows in March, balsamroot in April/May, drying vernal pools later in the spring. No official trails, but plenty of deer paths. Watch out for poison-oak near the rocky slopes.

Make sure you park on Starlight Street and walk up to the trailhead; do not drive or park on Short Street.

Peak wildflower bloom at Four Sisters Natural Area is typically from late March through April into late May, but there may be some flowers blooming from early March until mid-June.*

Typical year:

Info links:

NWS weather forecast

Wildflowers in this area:

WildflowerSearch.org

iNaturalist observations

Consortium of PNW Herbaria

Featured plants: Balsamorhiza, Olsynium douglasii

[open map & profile in a new window]

[about these maps]

[return to the Places index]

* The dates given on this Web site for each location's blooming season are only estimates and can vary from year to year. Weather conditions in the winter and spring can shift these dates by up to a month, especially in the mountains. For the latest updates, check the Oregon Wildflowers or PortlandHikers Facebook groups, or browse the most recent postings to iNaturalist or Instagram.