About Us
About Us
To build God’s Kingdom by providing meaningful outdoor experiences as a means of growing believers in their faith, and reaching people for Christ.”
Our vision for Paradise Trail Lodge stems from a fundamental conviction that one of the most powerful ways God has revealed Himself is through the world He created. Men and women, boys and girls, are drawn to God when they spend time surrounded by God’s amazing creation (Job 38-41, Psalm 19, Romans 1:20). Our vision involves the intentional use of the outdoor setting of Paradise Trail Lodge to bring people into fresh encounters with God in order to strengthen them on their journey with Christ.
The lodge that is now Paradise Trail Lodge began as a hotdog stand along the old Highway 26, the then main thoroughfare through the Mount Hood National Forest. After initial success, the enterprising hotdog vendors chose to build a permanent establishment, and in 1925, the Oregon Trail Tavern was built. For over fifteen years, the Oregon Trail Tavern served as an eatery, lodging (three cabins were also built on the property), and gas station. Hard to imagine, when one stands on what is now a quiet property on a dead-end road with very little traffic. In the years that followed, the tavern closed down permanently.
Eventually, the chalet was used by the Oregon City Ski Club for a number of years before becoming Paradise Trail Lodge and Campground, named for the nearby popular hiking trail, Paradise Park Trail.
