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Marmot House is a lush 13 acres of mostly old growth forest in the foothills of Mt. Hood, right on the Historic Oregon Trail. It is close to hiking, biking, and forested waterfalls. We have beautiful short hikes on the trails in our forest on the property. World class windsurfing 30 miles away in Hood River, as well as more amazing waterfall hikes in the Columbia River Gorge. The Sandy River recreation area is just up the road from us, though we have no access to the river from our property. Each campsite is tucked in the woods and has access our communal fire pit (no wood fires at individual sites) at our Gathering Space. Our well water tastes amazing! We see ourselves as stewards of this hidden forest gem and welcome people to enjoy its beauty. We are avid campers and recently spend 9 months living in our teardrop trailer off grid on public lands. Living here we are family of four plus one who all work from home, Arehn a spiritual life coach, who loves to cook, Jim a software engineer and disc golfer, sons Ian, software engineer and writer and Sam, Environmental Science major and elite level Ultimate frisbee player. Tom Brown III (T3), Nature Educator and professional Photographer, lives in a separate apartment on the property.
I wish I could give it 100 stars because I love it there , summer hess and holly hess
We never got to hike because as soon as we got out of our car, Hornets attacked us and we fled to our car. We sped away, but the hornets kept pursuing us for lengths of 7 miles! Sure it is pretty but need exterminators to get rid of bees.
This 3.8 mile out and back trail is steep and beautiful and 90 % of it is in a dense forest. When you reach the top, you are generously rewarded with an up close and personal north face view of Mt. Hood which is framed by pine trees and boulders. I brought my 3 sons; 8, 14 and 16 who are at different outdoorsiness levels and we worked hard getting to the top but each of them said it was worth the work. Great hike!
Highly recommend. Easy most of the way only one area may be harder if you have any problems walking over big rocks.
Great hike, when you get to the top there are amazing views of Mount Hood and you can also get glimpses of Mount Adams
