Activities Calendar

Canceled Fort Rock & Homestead Village

Activity: Hike

Leader: Buzz Blumm

We will circumvent the “rock”, then hike up into the interior, exploring the various rock forms and enjoying the forever desert views. Then we’ll visit the Homestead Museum in the town of Fort Rock and learn of the fascinating and tragic history of the settlement and free land boondoggle of the area…

Middle Sister

Activity: Climb

Leader: Maryanne Reiter

We will be accessing the mountain via the Pole Creek trailhead on the eastside.

Horse Ridge exploratory, Cape Mt

Activity: Hike

Leader: Jane Hackett

This trail is located just north of Florence in the Cape Mt area. We will be starting hike at Horse Creek campground. I did one version of this hike last year. This year we will take a second loop described as Horse Ridge. This loop will lead us back to primary trail on our return trip. We hike…

Marys Peak

Activity: Hike

Leader: Lisa Van Liefde

Meeting place: Jerry's Home Improvement, Highway 99, northeast corner of the parking lot. Arrive by 8:50 am for a 9am departure.
Mary's Peak should be showing off spring flowers. We'll take off from Connor's Camp and head counter clockwise, all the way to the peak for lunch. We'll then circle aroun…

Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte

Activity: Hike

Leader: Tommy Young

We will start on time at 6:45 am. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time. This hike to the top of Spencer Butte takes the less traveled route from Blanton Road. We'll cross Blanton Ridge before continuing on from the 52nd and Willamette trailhead. And then to the Spencer Butte summit.

Amazon Hdwtrs/Spencer Butte

Activity: Hike

Leader: Mike Smith

NOTE: Flexible departure time from 7:45 to 8:00.
Every Wednesday since 2013 we do this hike from the Martin Street Trailhead to the summit of Spencer Butte. Compared to starting at the paved Spencer Butte parking lot, this hike has double the climbing and three times the distance. It is a condition…

Need Help logging in?

Activity: Meeting

Leader: Carla Cooper

Bring your laptop or small device and join us at the Lodge for one-on-one help changing your password and logging in to the new site for the first time. Drop in 5:30–7:30 pm.

Main Trailhead Beautification

Activity: Work Party

Leader: Matt Bell

We will be cleaning and beautifying the main Spencer Butte trailhead. Tasks will include sweeping, kiosk cleaning, leaf blowing, string trimming, and painting.

Santiam Wagon Road/House Rock

Activity: Hike

Leader: David Cooper

The historic Santiam Wagon was designed to lead settlers and their livestock eastward to the pasture lands of Central Oregon and to markets in eastern Oregon and Idaho. It became a major east-west byway through Cascades. This year the Trips Committee intends to have hikes all along this route.

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