Where the plowing stops on Cloud Cap Road (Forest Road 3512), Tilly Jane South Trailhead shares a small Sno-Park lot with room for about 20 vehicles. It’s in the Hood River Ranger District, reached from Highway 35 by way of Cooper Spur Road, and a signboard at the trail start shows a map.
From here you can reach the Tilly Jane Ski Trail, Tilly Jane Cabin and ungroomed backcountry routes in winter. The skiing is demanding, with skins needed for the climb and a moderate to steep descent, and markings may be faint since the 2008 Gnarl Ridge Fire. Cloud Cap Road makes an easier outing. No drinking water is available.
Things to do
- Picnicking
Getting there
From Hood River, OR
- take Highway 35 to Cooper Spur Road, turn west onto Cooper Spur Road and after 2 miles turn left on Forest Road 3512 - Cloud Cap Road.
- Continue toward Cooper Spur Ski area and at the end of the plowed road, you will see a small sno-park and a gated road.
- Park here and the trailhead will be on your left.
- There is a sign at the trail head with a map, and other information about the area.
From the Forest Service
All fees
$10/vehicle/day from May 1 to October 31. This trailhead is managed by a concessionaire.
Passes and permits
State of Oregon Sno-Park permit required November 1 through April 30.
The annual Northwest Forest Pass is accepted as a form of fee payment.