Like being in the middle of a rainforest with crystal clear water and green foliage everywhere, Helion Creek is a beauty that is worth the challenge. Beginning above Helion Creek and hiking along an old logging road now closed off, this first part of this route gains about 800 feet. There are four gorgeous waterfalls cascading over moss-covered rocks to repel down. The first waterfall is about 90 feet. The second is at least 110 feet. The third is about 40 feet, and the fourth about 25 feet. Less than a half mile from the drop in point, is the confluence with the Clackamas River. When you get to this, you can either swim across the river and hike the road about a mile to Armstrong Campground, or you can bushwhack upstream about a half mile along the south shore of the river to reach Carter Bridge and walk the road from there.