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Eel Creek

  • Start date: 11/14/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/14/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will leave Eugene via I-5 heading south to Drain exit. We will stop in Elkton at bakery for coffee and bathroom break. Then on to Dean Creek Elk Reserve. With luck there will be elk and a second bathroom break. Then on to trailhead south of Winchester. The dunes in this area are some of the highest and motorized traffic is prohibited. We will hike across the dunes out to the trail that leads through the deflation plane to the beach. This portion of the trail can include wading. Because of all the rain the probability is high. Depending on weather conditions we can spend some time on the beach. I have led this as a loop depending on the amount of water at north end. The return is through Florence. This trip will not be canceled due to weather as the weather has provided some of the best trips.

  • Event Leader: Hackett Jane

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

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

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 200

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Golden. Age pass, dress for weather, including sun,wind and rain. Bring extra shoes and socks we may have to wade. With the rain this fall it is probably a for sure. COVID precautions are in place. Water and lunch.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 100

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Due to a landslide on hwy 138 we were not able to drive via the Elkton bakery and Dean Creek Reserve to see the elk. So it was via Florence that 3 of us drove to Eel Creek were we meant up with John and Joan at the trailhead. A very good day for this hike. The temperature was just right for ambling up and down the dunes. No, rain or wading also help make the day. Mushrooms large and small were noted along the trail. The ocean was gray and rough. We hiked south for 40 minutes along the beach before stopping for lunch. No people or wildlife seen. Just a peaceful quiet few minutes before we retraced our steps back to the cars and home.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 10
  • Number of spots available: 4
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hackett, Jane 541-953-7046 N 1
2 Signed-Up Whitfield, Nancy 541-520-0450 N 1
3 Signed-Up Whalen, Maureen 510-390-4411 N 1
4 Signed-Up Skarda, Joan 541-590-0205 N 1
5 Signed-Up Skarda, John 541-902-1450 N 1
6 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N 1