Polallie Trailhead is a pullout on the west side of Oregon Highway 35, a short way south of the Cooper Spur Road junction, on the Hood River Ranger District. It is about 22 miles south of Hood River, or roughly 16.5 miles north of the Highway 26 junction if you are coming from Portland.
The East Fork Trail (#650) starts at the pullout and meets the Elk Meadows Trail (#645) within 0.1 mile, both inside the Mount Hood Wilderness. Hikers also use it as a less crowded way to reach Tamanawas Falls. There are interpretive signs and a seasonal vault toilet, but no drinking water.
Getting there
From Portland, OR
- travel 31 miles east of Sandy on US Hwy 26 to Oregon Hwy 35.
- Turn north onto Oregon Hwy 35 and travel 16.5 miles north to Polallie Trailhead, approximately 0.7 miles north of milepost 73, and turn left (west) into the pullout just south of Cooper Spur Road.
From Hood River, OR
- travel 22.2 miles south on Oregon Hwy 35 to Polallie Trailhead, approximately 0.3 miles south of milepost 74, and turn right (west) into the pullout just south of Cooper Spur Road.
- (East Fork Trail #650 leaves from the pullout, west of the restroom.
- Follow this trail 0.1 mile to its junction with Elk Meadows Trail #645.)
From the Forest Service
Rules and restrictions
Wilderness restrictions apply within Mount Hood Wilderness.
All fees
Day Use:
$5 per vehicle per day
$30 per annual
Day use fees required May 1 to October 31.
Passes and permits
Recreation Passes may be used as a form of fee payment.
