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| | There are so many great hiking trails for trekking in Oregon, and Rock Creek Trail in Douglas County is one of them. When you're here in Oregon trekking along one of its hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. A visit to Oregon is not complete without some trekking. This is not a very long wilderness hiking trail but it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. It's a lengthy tour from Eugene-Springfield to Rock Creek Trail, but when you spend some time backcountry trekking here you will feel like a |
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whole new person. The wilderness trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness trail. Through the summertime at Rock Creek Trail temperatures are commonly in the 80's. Summer overnight lows
| | drop down to the 40's. Throughout the winter the highs are generally in the 40's, and throughout the dark hours in the winter at Rock Creek Trail temperatures drop to the 30's. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 663 feet which is a lower than average number. Rock Creek Trail is 4.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. Sometimes this wilderness hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Hitting the backpacking trails is always | |
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a cool thing to do, and if you happen to be in Douglas County of Oregon, Rock Creek Trail is an outstanding local backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. There are not too many backpacking trails in this region. Rock Creek Trail generally gets a good deal of rain;
all through November this region sees the most rain; July on the other hand is the driest. Rock Creek Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. Rock Creek Trail is a normal length wilderness hiking trail with an average amount of climbing
distance which makes it a tremendous backpacking trail for the average person looking for a tremendous adventure. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these hills. Each one of the many hiking trails of Oregon has
its own unique beauty. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You should count on this backcountry walk taking about 4 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area:
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covered with water paddling on Sharps Creek, and a short visit to Huckleberry Spring is always worthwhile. If you go for the outdoors you'll go for it here in the Central Cascade Range. Lower Elk Meadows is a splendid spot, and some of the water close by flows, like Middle Mountain
Creek.
Upper Elk Meadows is a nice site to check out; whitewater paddling is wonderful on Rock Creek. At this river you will always have a good time. A journey to Rock Creek Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Twin Cedar Spring, and camping at Rock Creek Trail
is brilliant fun, Happy Eagle Lodge and RV's is a brilliant local campground. This spot, the Central Cascade Range, has so much outdoors amusing things.
You just can't picture the amount of outdoors cool stuff the area in the vicinity of Rock Creek Trail has to offer. If you came for an overnight stay Smith Springs Campground is a delightful place to camp, and hey, Twin Cedar Creek is a great local stream.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.5295, Longitude -122.9075
- - Directions and Road Map
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
Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove
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17 miles away
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User input for Rock Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Douglas County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Rock Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Rock Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Douglas County, Oregon
Local climate location: COTTAGE GROVE 9 miles away
      
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Holiday Inn Express Cottage Grove, Or, Cottage Grove
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18 miles away
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Super 8 Creswell, Creswell
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22 miles away
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Rock Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Douglas County, Oregon
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| | Whitewater Near Rock Creek Trail:
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Rock Creek, Douglas County
County
, 10 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Above Rock Creek Fish Hatchery) |
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Sharps Creek, Lane County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (7 mi above Layng Ck confluence) |
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Row River, Lane County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III - 7 miles long (Wildwood Falls to Dorena Reservoir) |
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| | Hotels Near Rock Creek Trail:
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Dogwood Motel, Idleyld Park
, 11 miles away |
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Swiftwater Park Guest House, Idleyld Park
, 11 miles away |
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North Umpqua Resort, Idleyld Park
, 12 miles away |
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Steamboat Inn, Idleyld Park
, 14 miles away |
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Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove
, 17 miles away |
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