Northwest Wildflowers: Nasty Rock & Not Nasty Rock, Oregon

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Nasty Rock & Not Nasty Rock

Clackamas County, Oregon

Bureau of Land Management

Fees: none

Activity: hiking

Elevation: 4180'-4625'

Current status (as of 6/3/23): blooming

Peak wildflower bloom at Nasty Rock & Not Nasty Rock is typically from mid-May through June into mid-July, but there may be some flowers blooming from early May until the end of July.* (In 2023, things are running a little later than usual.)

Typical year:

Notes

"Not Nasty Rock" is quite a bit nastier than Nasty Rock, and was probably supposed to be the one named Nasty Rock. But the mapmakers screwed up, and we're stuck with their mistake. (NNR's name is unofficial.) FYI, parts of this area, especially along the ridge south of Nasty Rock, were burned by the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire.

Web links:

OregonHikers Field Guide

Photo albums: 2020

Wildflowers in this area:

WildflowerSearch.org

iNaturalist observations

Consortium of PNW Herbaria

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* 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.