Idlewild Loop Trail

Current Conditions

Visitors should be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions. Please remember that if you pack it in, please pack it out with you.

This is a short, easy hike that is great for kids, or for a break from traveling US Highway 395. Users can catch glimpses of this region's volcanic past as the trail runs along boulders and ancient ash-flows of welded tuff. This trail weaves through stands of old growth ponderosa pines, that are home to rare white-headed woodpeckers. Before exiting the trail make sure to look for remnants of a Civilian Conservation Corps era fence, but please do not disturb. No stock or OHV are allowed on the trail.

Specific Trail Information

Trail Number

#5094

General Information

Trail Length: 1.18 miles

Trail Begins: Forest Service Road 2820, Idlewild Sno-Park

Trail Ends: Counterclockwise ends on itself.

Horse and motorized use prohibited.

Address: 265 Highway 20 South Hines, OR 97738
Phone: (541) 573-4300
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)
Office Email: SM.FS.malpubinfo@usda.gov

Getting There

Directions

From Burns, OR., travel 2.8 miles east on US Highway 20 to the junction with US Highway 395. Turn onto US Highway 395 and travel north towards the town of John Day, OR for approximately 14.6 miles to the junction with Forest Road 2820. Follow Forest Road 2820 for approximately 0.8 miles to the junction with Idlewild Campground Road. Follow Idlewild Campground Road for 1 mile to the campground.