The Clackamas River Highway, Hwy 224, partially opened up a couple weeks ago; it’s been closed since the 2020 Riverside Fire. We drove up this past Saturday. It’s only open up to Ripplebrook Ranger Station (can’t get to road 46 to Timothy Lake nor can you get to the Collawash River).

There is a lot of construction still happening due to extreme rock falls and landslide areas, so it’s a long drive due to extended wait times at these areas. They have opened up the spots along the river for dropping off rafters and whitewater-ers.
All the campgrounds are gone (Roaring River, Sun Strip, Fish Creek, etc.). All the side roads are closed off. It’s an overwhelming drive for someone that’s been enjoying the Clackamas Valley for all my adult life. Many of our family camping spots are gone; they are just empty areas of fallen black husks of trees now. However, there is a certain beauty in the new greenery on the forest floor and the hills one can see now because there are no trees. There are a lot of waterfalls that had been hidden in the depths of the forest that are out in plain view now.











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