crown zellerbach – Wild Columbia County

The old tunnel through Nehalem Divide

Nehalem Divide Tunnel west end with waterfalls crown zellerbach trail scappoose-vernonia columbia county northwest oregon

The Nehalem Divide stands west of Scappoose, separating streams that flow to the Columbia River from streams that flow to the Nehalem River. In 1920 a logging company tunneled its railroad straight through this barrier. This massive railway-and-logging operation pulled trees from Vernonia and across the Nehalem Valley out to the Columbia River, moving aContinue reading “The old tunnel through Nehalem Divide”

New Trtek trailhead now has two trails

Trtek Trailhead Scappoose Crown Z Trail Zellerbach columbia county northwest oregon scappoose bottoms commerce center

Last year a new trailhead was completed on the Crown Z, right in the middle of Scappoose. The “Trtek Trailhead” (what we used to call the Scappoose Trailhead) will be the easiest spot for most people to access the Scappoose Bottoms portion of the CZ Trail. It’s a fine parking lot and includes restrooms, picnicContinue reading “New Trtek trailhead now has two trails”