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Eel Creek

  • Start date: 02/26/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/26/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This trip takes use down the freeway to Hwy 38 through Elkton, Dean Creek Elk viewing area on to Reedsport and 15 miles south to some of the tallest dunes in the federally managed area. We will hiking to the top of the first dune with good views of the ocean and the deflation plain ahead. The trail across the deflation will lead use to the beach. By this time of the year there should be some water here, so bring a pair of old running shoes and be prepared to wade. In the fall when this trip is usually lead we go prepared to wade but we do not always have to. Time spent on the beach depends on the weather. This trip goes no matter what the weather in Eugene. The weather on the coast makes half the trip. We will return through Florence, where we will probably stop for coffee and a snack in old town.Sig

  • Event Leader: Jane Hackett

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-953-7046

  • Event Leader Email: hackett1575@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

  • Departure Location: Lane Community College, parking lot nearest stoplight

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 200

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Water, lunch. change of cloths and shoes. Rain gear, hiking boots make it easier to hike in the sand, but anything you like is fine. Golden age pass if you have one. Dress in layers

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 200

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Six of us started from Eugene in a driving rain for the coast. It was still raining when we arrived in Elkton where we stopped at the bakery to get coffee and a snack. When we left Elkton the rain turned into heavy snow. When we stopped at Dean Creek Elk Reserve it was just sprinkles. At the trail head as we started we had a brief bout of hail. The hike itself was under broken blue sky's a little sun with good views. We never made it to the beach. The deflation plane was full of water right up to the edge of the sand. We spent some time trying to find the trail across without success. So we hiked further south, found a shelter place high on the side of a tree island for lunch with a view of the ocean. We left the trail head in a larger hail storm and headed for Florence for coffee, ice cream and what ever.