Oregon · Trail 4171

Cascadia Day Use

Cascadia Day Use Trail is a 0.4-mile trail in Willamette National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Willamette National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end44.3913° N, 122.5105° W · Directions ↗
Other end44.3913° N, 122.5105° W · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length0.4 miles, all of it evaluated accessible
Trail class4, highly developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers4171
ForestWillamette National Forest (unit 0618)
StatesOregon
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Cascadia Day Use Trail30°40°50°60°70°January: 7.90 inches of precipitationFebruary: 6.31 inches of precipitationMarch: 7.10 inches of precipitationApril: 6.27 inches of precipitationMay: 4.60 inches of precipitationJune: 3.09 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.61 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.88 inches of precipitationSeptember: 2.27 inches of precipitationOctober: 5.48 inches of precipitationNovember: 8.94 inches of precipitationDecember: 9.64 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 38.9°F averageFebruary: 41.3°F averageMarch: 43.9°F averageApril: 47.6°F averageMay: 53.5°F averageJune: 57.7°F averageJuly: 64.0°F averageAugust: 63.7°F averageSeptember: 58.9°F averageOctober: 50.6°F averageNovember: 42.8°F averageDecember: 38.2°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Cascadia, 2 miles from the trail midpoint at 960 feet, station USC00351433 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 63 inches a year.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed 04/01 to 11/30 (month/day)
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Trails nearby

Camping nearby

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

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Guidebooks for Oregon

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  • Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington
    Andy Selters, 2019
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    Douglas Lorain, 2018
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    FalconGuides (Publisher), 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Cascadia Day Use Trail?

The Forest Service records 0.4 miles under this name in Willamette National Forest, the sum of 1 segment. All of it is evaluated as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Cascadia Day Use Trail?

Hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking are allowed. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Cascadia Day Use Trail start?

The line begins at 44.3913° N, 122.5105° W and ends at 44.3913° N, 122.5105° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Cascadia Day Use Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Cascadia Day Use Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. The camping section covers dispersed camping, which most National Forest land allows.

Source: Willamette National Forest official page

How developed is the Cascadia Day Use Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Cascadia Day Use Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Cascadia Day Use Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 0.4 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Cascadia Day Use Trail?

Willamette National Forest, Forest Service unit 0618. The trail is in Oregon.

Source: Willamette National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Cascadia Day Use in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0618. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.