Oregon hiking trails - Rock Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Douglas County

   
  While visiting this vicinity in Oregon it's a glorious idea to go hiking too. Oregon has plenty of perfect hiking trails, and one of these is Rock Creek Trail in Douglas County. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Rock Creek Trail in Douglas County, Oregon is a really good place to spend some time. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 4 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is not a very long hiking trail but it's always good
    to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. There are plenty of hiking trails in Oregon; each one of them has something unique to offer. Trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a very wonderful way to see these hills. At parts of the year
this neighborhood sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. When you're here in Oregon backcountry hiking along one of its hiking trails is a nice way to spend some time. This backpacking and hiking trail is a mid length backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a magnificent trail for the average person looking for a magnificent adventure. The total elevation difference for Rock  
Creek Trail is 663 feet which is lower than average. Summer at Rock Creek Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 80's with overnight lows in the 40's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 40's, and after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Rock Creek Trail descend into the 30's. This is one of a very small number of trails in this neighborhood. A lengthy tour separates Eugene-Springfield from Rock Creek Trail, but it is a brilliant great outdoors hiking trail. You spend the whole backcountry trek in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Being 4.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry trek. This is a one trailhead backcountry trail, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. Rock Creek Trail ordinarily gets a good deal of rainfall; most of the rain falls through November, and the driest month is July.

Briefly about the general area:
Twin Cedar Spring is a good local attraction, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Rock Creek. You completely ought to like the Central Cascade Range.
Smith Springs Campground is a glorious local campground; there's some flowing water nearby, Twin Cedar Creek is a stream you can explore during your stay. These mountains rock, just look at all the cool things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Lower Elk Meadows is a brilliant place, and Rock Creek Trail is a great place to visit for more than one day, Happy Eagle Lodge and RV's is a great place to camp nearby. Put some time aside to spend at Huckleberry Spring while you're here at Rock Creek Trail, and needless to say Middle Mountain Creek flows through this area.
So many fun things to do here at Rock Creek Trail, too magnificent to be true. There are some delightful whitewater spots on Sharps Creek; Upper Elk Meadows is a nice spot to check out.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.5295, Longitude -122.9075
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Total in and out hiking length = 4.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 2 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 663 feet


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 Camp Grounds Near Rock Creek Trail:
Smith Springs Campground, Douglas County, 11 miles away
Happy Eagle Lodge and RV's, Dorena, 12 miles away
Umpqua's Last Resort Wilderness RV Park, Idleyld Park, 12 miles away
Mountain Country RV Park, Idleyld Park, 12 miles away
Timber River Recreational Vehicle Park, Idleyld Park, 12 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rock Creek Trail:
Rock Creek, Douglas County County , 10 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Above Rock Creek Fish Hatchery)
Sharps Creek, Lane County County , 10 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (7 mi above Layng Ck confluence)
Row River, Lane County County , 11 miles away, Class III - 7 miles long (Wildwood Falls to Dorena Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Rock Creek Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 62 miles away
 Hotels Near Rock Creek Trail:
Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove , 17 miles away
Comfort Inn Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove , 17 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Cottage Grove, Or, Cottage Grove , 18 miles away
Super 8 Creswell, Creswell , 22 miles away
Best Western Rice Hill, Rice Hill , 27 miles away

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