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Shotgun Creek

  • Start date: 02/22/2025

  • Start time: 9:00 AM

Description:

Let’s meet at McKenzie Levee Path parking lot at the corner of Marcola Road and North 42nd Street in Springfield.
From there we will carpool to the Shotgun Creek Recreation Site.
Shotgun Creek Recreation Site parking is $3 fee for each vehicle or you can use Shotgun Annual, Interagency Annual Park Pass, and Golden Age passes.
Suggested carpool $3.50

Photo by: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-799-9199

  • Event Leader Email: darchey@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 32

  • Season: 2025

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Dress for weather. It could be slippery so wear good hiking boots. Essentials. Hiking poles. Snack and hydration.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.2

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 800

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Shotgun Creek and Drury Ridge Loop on a day loaded with simplicity, silence of greenery and appreciation.<br />
Our 6.2 mile activity was completed at noon.

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