Preferred Outdoor Links

SummitPost.org
This impressive user-built and maintained site features a wealth of information and photos on prominent mountains in the U.S. and abroad -- includes discussion forums, "plans and partners", trip reports, and trail info.

NWHiker.com
A highly recommended information site on trails in Oregon and beyond.  It features interactive maps of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, allowing one to drill-down into regions, areas and then into specific trails, complete with photo links, trail info and directions. NWHiker is a commercial site that provides even more great information in CD form.

Friends of the Columbia River Gorge
Friends of the Columbia Gorge mission is to vigorously protect the scenic, natural, cultural and recreational resources within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Their vision is to ensure that the beautiful and wild Columbia Gorge remains a place apart, an unspoiled treasure for generations to come.

Slackpacker.com
Slackpacker.com is designed to provide convenient access to websites with hiking and backpacking trail maps, descriptions, journals, trip reports, and photographs. It is intended to provide quick, organized access to hiking-oriented commercial and personal sites that may otherwise get passed over by popular search engines.

OregonWildflowers.org
This is a community resource for wildflower and photography enthusiasts to share information on where and when to visit Oregon's best wildflower spots.  Includes some free desktop wallpaper!

NWHikers.net
Boasting nearly 2000 members, NWHikers.net is the largest hiking discussion forum hikes in the Northwest.  This site also contains a wealth of user-submitted outdoor photographs worthy of any computer desktop!

Northwest Forest Conservancy
The Northwest Forest Conservancy is a non-profit public benefitting corporation dedicated to the protection, restoration, education and responsible management of the forest, all it contains, and all the lands and waters it influences.

WaterfallsNorthwest.com
An impressive database of photos and information on over 3000 waterfalls in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia

Area Hiking Clubs:

The Mazamas
Trails Club of Oregon
The Chemeketans
The Ptarmigans
Mount St. Helens Club
Adventurous Young Mazamas
more...

Other groups
(that sponsor hikes)
Bergfreunde
Sierra Club (Loowit)
Sierra Club (Columbia)
Oregon Nortic Club
Friends of Forest Park
Imago Dei Outdoor Group

Map Links
Portland Hikers - Maps / Hike Finder
Acme Mapper
Google Earth
TopoZone
OR / WA Quads (zipped sorted by name)

National Forests
Columbia River Gorge
Deschutes & Ochoco
Gifford Pinchot
Mount Hood
Willamette

Gear sites
BackpackingLight.com
PracticalBackpacking.com
Backpacker Magazine

Trade Links with us:
PortlandHikers.com is a new site interested in providing novice and experienced hikers with information, discussions and links that will help expand their horizons to new and interesting destinations in the greater Portland (OR) area.  We are currently evaluating non-commerical websites to trade links with in the interest of providing additional applicable content to our membership, and to generate more traffic to our site. Please contact info@porthandhikers.com  for more information.