Students can go farther with LTD’s expanded routes
By Sigrid Wright
Emerald Contributor
Extended service outside Eu
gene and free fare on Lane Tran
sit District (LTD) now make it
easier for students to spend Sat
urdays in the park.
With buses running in all four
directions of Eugene/Springfield
as far north as Junction City,
south as Dexter, east as McKen
zie bridge and west as Veneta,
students have their choice of
which state parks, rivers, reser
voirs, campgrounds and hot
springs to visit.
North: The No. 63 Coburg bus
leaves the orange section down
town six times a day, Monday
through Friday, and goes by
Armitagc State Park on the Mc
Kenzie River. Armitage has pic
nic tables, softball fields and
overnight facilities. The ride
takes 15 minutes, but to get to
the park riders must walk across
Interstate 5. The inbound bus
stops outside the park exit.
South: The No. 26 Lane Com
munity College/Lowell bus
leaves the brown section down
town three times a day, Monday
through Friday, and runs along
Pearl and Amazon streets on its
way out of town. The route cir
cles around Jasper, alternating
its direction, and stops outside
Jasper Park, which is located on
the water and has picnic tables
and softball fields.
This bus also stops by Elijah
Bristow State Park, Fall Creek,
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and Dexter Reservoir. There a.
several campgrounds near Fall
Creek — among them, Dolly
Vardin campground, which will
be open free of charge through
December but does not have
running water, and Broken
Bowl, which has remained open
beyond its regular season and
charges S3 to $7. For more infor
mation about the area's national
forest campgrounds, call the
Lowell Ranger Station at
937-2129.
East: the No. 16 McKenzie
Bridge bus leaves the blue sec
tion downtown four times a day
on weekdays and twice on Sat
urdays. The bus runs along
Highway 126 on the McKenzie
river to Ben and Kay Dorris State
Park, and to Hendricks Bridge
State Park, which is located on
the river.
This bus also runs past the
Lcaburg dam and fish hatchery,
cared for by the Oregon Depart
ment of Fish and Wildlife.
This route also passes within
seven miles of Cougar Hot
Springs and ends at the McKen
zie Bridge Ranger Station, five
miles from Belknap Springs, a
private resort with a pool heated
by hot springs. To get to Cougar
Hot Springs, riders should ask
the driver to stop at the Cougar
Reservoir junction, then hike in.
To make reservations at Belknap
Springs Lodge call 822-3512.
Several campgrounds are
available to route No. 16 riders.
McKenzie Bridge campground,
located next to the route's last
stop, costs $4 a night. Currently
there is no water or garbage ser
vice. Paradise Campground, one
mile from the ranger station,
costs S6 to $8 a night and will
stay open with full services until
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The No. 63 Coburg bus runs Monday through Friday to Armi
tage Park, an overnight campground with softball fields and
picnic tables.
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West: The No. 34 Veneta bus
leaves the red section downtown
four times a day on weekdays
and twice on Saturdays, alternat
ing its route around Fern Ridge
Reservoir. The two most fre
quented spots on the reservoir
are Richardson Park and Or
chard Point, both of by which
the bus runs. Orchard Point is
popular for wind
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ardson Park is considered gtx>d
for picnics.
These rural buses arc
equipped with bike racks and
will stop anywhere along their
routes — there are few official
bus stops. To get back on the
bus, riders need only to wave
the driver down. New schedules
and maps are available at the
EMU Main Desk.
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