Tom McCall Preserve

This Nature Conservancy Preserve protects a variety of wildflowers and wildlife. There are great views of the river, bluffs and mountains. Free paved and gravel parking along the loop. Limited free gravel roadside parking. Looks like it fills up some wildflower weekends. No toilet or water provided. One bench inside the parking loop. Dogs are not allowed on the trails. The trails shown on Google maps don't match actual trails. Take a photo of posted map or use map photo I posted here. Trail widening damage in areas. Great views from both trails. Plateau Trail/ Shasha Loop is dirt or gravel with protruding rocks. Some poison oak near the trail. There are signs at the intersections with Shasha Loop. On 4/12 saw a variety of wildflowers as well as vultures, an osprey, and a meadowlark. The Tom McCall Point Trail surface is dirt or gravel with water bars, steps and protruding rocks. Some poison oak intruding into the trail as you get higher. It is almost all uphill. The sign says it is two miles up, but it seems longer. The trail has some unofficial side branches but the official trail is usually obvious. We saw turkey vultures, a variety of other birds, a squirrel and a fence lizard. Someone else reported a rattlesnake, but we didn't see it.
Apr 11th, 2024

Dec 16th, 2023

Great place for a stroll if you live in the area. I saw deer and quite a few birds. There are great waterfall hikes near here that are worth doing.
Nov 17th, 2023

Loved seeing the kite boarders and the walking trails
Aug 16th, 2023

Aug 14th, 2023