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Canceled: Fort Rock

  • Start date: 06/02/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/02/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We’ll circumnavigate the entire rock which is a 1.9 miles mostly level walk, then hike up inside the ramparts and explore the various rock formations; then up to the rim to enjoy the vast desert scenery. Total hiking distance will be about 3.25 miles, with an elevation gain of 300’ for those who go up to the rim.

After 2 – 3 hours of hiking, we’ll visit the Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum in the town of Fort Rock and learn about the fascinating and tragic history of the Fort Rock Valley in the early 1900’s.

  • Event Leader: Blumm Buzz

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type:

  • Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 280

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3.25

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 300

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Just two of us hiking today – we left the Amazon Parking lot at 7:30, arrived at Fort Rock State Park at 10:15. We hiked around the outside of the rock structure – a level hike of 1.7 miles. Then we walked into the interior of the “fort” and up to the rim on the west side – great views of the desert and three thunderstorms building in various directions – nothing close enough for immediate concern.
We walked back to the trailhead, then drove into town to visit the Homestead Museum – a fascinating collection of buildings, farm implements and other items gathered from the failed homestead land grab a century ago – 1909 – 1925.
After a slice of pie, ice cream and coffee at the town’s only eatery, we headed home, driving through the violent rainstorms we had spotted earlier in the afternoon.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Blumm, Buzz 541-228-0217 N 1
2 Signed-Up Tsyrkun, Olya 541-912-7742 N 5
3 Signed-Up Wolling, Sue 541-345-2110 N 1