| Wildflower Destinations > Central Oregon |
School Canyon/Little Badger Creek
Wasco County, Oregon
Mt. Hood National Forest
Fees: none
Activity: hiking
Elevation: 2135'-4045'
Current status (as of 12/9/24): not blooming
Notes: The loop hike shown in the map on this page includes some off-trail cross-country travel: starting from the Little Badger Trailhead, you can immediately bushwhack uphill (about 400 vertical feet) toward the School Canyon Trailhead. If that's not your thing, you can go out-and-back from either the School Canyon Trailhead or the Little Badger Trailhead, or arrange a shuttle with two cars or a bike. (The two trailheads are only 0.8 miles apart as the crow flies, but they're separated by 3.6 miles of road.)
Peak wildflower bloom in School Canyon/Little Badger Creek is typically from early May through the end of June, but there may be some flowers blooming from mid-April until mid-July.*
Typical year: 
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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.
