Community
Rivers, lakes in area offer break from the heat
Several recreation sites close by
By Brian Bloch
Frru'r.iid s <x ate t il :<
The warm, sunny weather
and light i lass loads tvpii al of
summer term give students a
< ham e to get oil i ampus and
enjoy some of Eugene's unique
outdoor offerings
Whether you’re .1 returning
senior squeezing in a few grad
nation requirements or a first
term freshmen, you won't have
to travel far to enjoy si end ris
ers and lakes in and around the
Eugene Springfield area
II you're into fishing, boat
ing, hiking, swimming or nist
1 atehing up on your tan.
there's a plat e nearby for you
f all ('.reek Reservoir is one of
the area's top swimming, boat
mg water skiing and all
around reireational areas l.o
i aled approximately .Ml miles
southeast of Eugene off High
way 12h. the lake is nestled in
the outskirts of the beautiful
Willamette National Eorest and
is a perlei t day trip getass as
Also east of Eugene oil High
was KMi is lilue River Eake
About r>0 miles from Eugene.
Itlue River l ake Is gist north of
t’nugar lake alongside the
(burning Mrkenz1e Riser
llighss .is 1 .Mi abounds s\ it h ret
real ion areas, das sites and
i amp sites on route to these
lakes
The Mi ken/ie R is er is an
ideal rvntersvns for fishermen
and thrill seekers who brave its
rough waters on lalts and drift
boats After turning east in the
Eugene area, the riser slieti lies
into the W illamelte Nat tonal
loresl. svith plenty of aracss
along Highway Di(> This time
ill year the Mi kenzie is rein
lively warm for swimmers and
boasts Spring Dhinook salmon
steelhead and trout for anglers
l.eaburg Pool, pist above
l.eaburg Dam about .;() miles
east of Fugene along liigtiway
Lift, is also excellent (or swim
inrrs and fishermen Formed
from the McKenzie, l.eaburg
pool is mm h like a cpiiet lake
with boat access swimming
docks and plenty of trout
About i!() miles south of Fu
gene near (.’ottage drove, are
two more excellent rei reational
areas Dottage Drove Dike and
Dorena Dike .ire popular among
boaters and fishermen, tint also
otter pn tin areas and i amp
grounds for sun bathers and
day trippers ('ottage (.rove
Dike is |us! south of ( 'ottage
Drove while Dorena is a lew
miles east ol the i it\
Traveling along Highway 58
southeast ot Fugene Dexter
Dike about IT» miles, and Hills
( reek Lake, approximated 5(1
miles offer more all around re
cre.ition.il opportunities I ish
ing hiking boating and swim
ming areas abound along the
route as well as incredibly si e
on and quiet camping areas
Also along Highway 58,
about 1(1 miles southeast of
Oakmlge are the Kitson Hot
Springs When the temperature
i ools oft at night the springs
i an t be beat for relaxation I he
steaming pools are tut ked right
against the title! waters ol Salt
( leek just oft 11Ighwa\ 58, and
are easy to miss Irom the road
l ook for a small, gravel turn off
and campground just before the
springs or to be sate ask at
Dink's Market jest outside
(fakridge
Id the uest along ( oast High
ssas 1 2U is I era KiHgi' Kisser
vnir. iibonl 1 ii miles outside I’.ii
gene A rei re.ilion .ire.i with
i ampsites. two boat ramps and
Perkins Peninsula State Park
make this a perfei t area for
those who don’t want to travel
very far
If vou feel like traveling west
there is of course, the beautiful
Oregon (dust I lorem e is about
tdi miles west of Kugene and
lust south id that is the Oregon
Dunes National Recreation
Area, offering miles of wide
open sand dunes for moton v
i les dune buggies and A I V s
I o the north are the si enit
coastal towns of VYaldport.
New port, Lincoln ( itv. ( aiinon
Heat h. Seaside and Astoria
I or those who don't have
i ars or who .ire having trouble
bumming a ride there are still
plenty of scenii aieas in town
Alton Baker Park and Skinner
Butte Park, both located i lose
to i arnpus along the U illamette
River are excellent plates to
stinK. unwind or catch a little
sun Piles offer a host of paved
bike and jogging Hails river ac
i ess large grasss areas and a
beautiful view of the cits atop
Skinner Butte
Ilikers w ill enjoy the trails
leading up to Spencer Butte on
the t its s east side and roc k
climbers can shaipen their
skills on the roi k t.u e just off
the road leading to the top of
Skinner Butte
fishermen need not travel far
for good fishing in some of the
area’s local ponds I he Delta
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\lsii some students m,i\ lie
utile In waive coverage i! liter
are carrying insurance limn
llieir home countries
The Hartford plan dues mil
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Inline countries Anolhei draw
liai h is a redur lion in maxi
mum benefits fen mental health
i are
A liru( him1 outlining c osls
and benefits Ini eat ll polit v
should lie available In the timt*
l;m students registet lor i lasses
on Aug -.I
rhu lontrai t.s n itli All Ami'i
it ,ui .uni I lii' Ilartlnrd art' loi
one voar onk ( airran said
Long range 111.inning for sin
diuit health insurant:!' will di'
(ii'inl part I \ on tin' Orrgon
Stall* Hoard ol Higher r.dui ,i
lion, n Inc li is examining tin
possibility ot i realing a state
wide student insurant e pm
glam that would mi hide all
tail leges and universities
Insurance market fat tors will
also influent e Student Health
Insurant.e C'.ommittee planning
during this coming year, he
said W e see the market push
ing toward things that students
won’t net essarilv like to
ward mandatory insurance
Hades said
Most othei i olleges and uni
versilies require mandatory
part it ipation in the si hind's in
surance program St it kel said
"That’s one thing I’ve learned
from talking to other si hools
about this." she said, 'll s pist
rote it's mandatory
Photo b» Sr an Pottor
losh Horn ot Springfield i limbs the rock columns on the west
side ot Eugene's Skinner Hutte Park, one of l.ane County's re<
reation sites.
Ilighwav ponds, located near
Valiev River (! <• n t <> r off
('loodpasluii' Island Road, and
the Highwa\ 'in ponds, oil the
highway north near )umtion
( it\ ari‘ stoi ked through April
with trout rhe trout fishing
slows when tin- water gets
\\ .irm. but i .iltish bl uegi II.
( roppie and buss fishing heats
tip \\ ith tin1 weather
Summer offers a unique op
portunity for students not only
to gel ahead in their studies but
to take advantage of .1 truly
unique area of the state
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