These eleven miles (RT) seem much farther when you are on snowshoes - take that into account if you should decide to try this winter activation.

Along Highway 22 between Salem and Detroit there is a near drive-up summit. In 2013 the road was passable (with some care) in a passenger car. (It may be a bit overgrown now.) This summit could be a  back up plan when nearby Rocky Top can't be accessed due to snow.

Here's another suburban SOTA summit with little to offer but a narrow road shoulder for activation space.

Here is an urban 'pavement' activation - the closest one to downtown Portland. The summit proper for Cornell Mountain is on private property with the Activation Zone accessible from a neighborhood street with very limited shoulders.

A fairly short snowshoe near Mt. Hood gets you two points - in the summer this activation may be a bit more challenging in the bushwack.

A near "drive-up" two-point summit in the Clackamas River drainage with good views. This area is likely busy in the summer but it was mostly quiet on this December day.

UPDATE March 2023: W7O/CE-213 has been retired (prominance 480 feet).

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Quickly, after Old Scab I activate this plateau as well. So far the most-most easiest "hike", or more like a walk in a park. Driving only a mile further up from Old Scab trailhead I reach the top of the mountain. Here is a big open space. Park the car in the shade and start to collect this giveaway six point.

Yes, yes, I know it's a bit early but here's the three and a half major 2014 NA SOTA events for folks who need to orchestrate travel time around summer family vacations, etc.

1)  International SOTA Weekend:   The 3-4th of May this year.  Many European Activators and Chasers will be active so it's a great opportunity for "across the pond" SOTA activity.

A pleasant activation nearly any time of year near Draper, Utah.