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Salt Creek Falls

  • Start date: 01/11/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/11/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

...See water falls, lake, deep woods.....The hike is somewhat level ......cliffs in the area.....Can be difficult if there is a lot of snow....

  • Event Leader: Scott Hovis

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-731-3412

  • Event Leader Email: scotthovisfineart@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 150

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: .....Bring clothing layers for any kind of weather.....Water, lunch, sitting pad, sshoes etc.......Drivers need an Oregon snow park pass....

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 500

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Snow conditions were good....2 feet of packed snow & 6 to 12 inches of new snow....The drive up was difficult because of inclement weather but both cars had "all wheel" drive.....The right hand turn into Salt Creek snow park is 1 mile past the tunnel....The outhouse there is reasonably clean..... Be sure to park at the children's snow park, NOT at the area before the bridge....State police are writing parking tickets.....Solitude was good and the insulating snow made for a peaceful hike....BEWARE of cliffs....To get to the trail head hikers must cross the bridge, I walk right down the middle....This forces cars to stop for you....Too often cars keep going making a dangerous cognition because there is only a few inches of clearance between the car/hiker/railing ....Thx