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Salt Creek Snowshoe

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Start date: 02/12/2025
Start time: 8:30 AM

Description:

We will be parking at Salt Creek Falls Sno-park, snowshoe to Salt Creek Falls and enjoy those views. Then we will cross Salt Creek and take the loop past an overlook, Too Much Bear Lake and on to a view of Diamond Creek Falls, a perfect lunch spot. The route continues as a loop returning us back to Salt Creek Falls.
Bring water, snacks, lunch, snowshoes, poles and clothing layers appropriate for the weather. If the weather is raining or snowing hard, I will cancel.
The drive is 120 miles, $13.20 for drivers.
The trek is 5 miles.

Photo by: Jean Harris

Event Leader: Jean Harris
Event Leader Phone: 541-953-0268
Event Leader Email: jeanmarieharr@gmail.com
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Trips
Area Type: Mountain
Departure Location: Lane Community College, parking lot nearest stoplight
Rating: Moderate
Roundtrip total drive miles: 120 miles
Season: 2025
Permits Required:
- Snow Park
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required:
participant prerequisites: Capable of snowshoeing for 5 miles and maneuvering a bit of side hill trails.
Conditions:
Total Distance: 5 miles
Member Fees: —
Elevation Gain: 500 feet
Non-Member Fees: 5
Committee: Trips
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Fresh snow, sunshine, temps in the teens and twenties all made for an extremely beautiful day. Salt Creek Falls cascaded down with ice all around. The forested hike up to Diamond Creek Falls sparkled with an occasional clump of snow falling. Lunch near Diamond Creek Falls was magic with the air full of sparkling snow blowing about. Venturing back, the silence was broken by the sound of a passing train nearby. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this winter outing.

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