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Students can rely on LTD
for local, fun daytime trips
Pat
Payne
ne of the perks of summer for most college
students is freedom. Hop in a car, get the mo
tor running, and soon, they’re off down 1-5
looking for adventure. Unless, of course, they don’t
have a set of wheels.
But don’t panic yet, because there are still some fun
locations to visit that are only a few miles from Eugene
and campus. The best part of all: These local spots can
be reached by Lane Transit District buses.
Out in Veneta, the Fern Ridge Reservoir is a great
place for water activities of all kinds. Created in 1941
after construction of Fern Ridge Dam, the artificial lake
is ringed by marvelous wetlands and forested areas.
Lane County operates four parks around the area.
Orchard Point Park has a small shop offering food,
boat rentals and supplies, and sailboard and Jet Ski les
sons. The parks are generally open from 30 minutes be
fore dawn to 30 minutes after dusk. There is a $3 park
ing charge for cars.
LTD’s Route 93 goes around Fern Ridge Lake. Al
though the buses don’t make any direct stops at the
parks, the drivers will make stops at the parks as long
as it’s safe, according to LTD. Route 93 runs twice in
the morning and three times in the evening on week
days, and once each way on Saturdays.
For a day trip that’s a bit further, there are several
small parks around the McKenzie River. Out near the far
end of Lane County, the area is still heavily forested,
with the McKenzie River flowing through.
Hendricks Bridge Park, outside of Walterville and
nine miles east of Springfield, has beautiful maple
groves and the river flowing serenely throughout. Boat
ing ramps are available, as is an unsupervised swim
ming area. There are also volleyball courts and horse
Adam Jones Emerald
A lone fishing dock floats in the evening chop of Fern Ridge
Reservoir on U.S. Highway 126, west of Eugene.
shoe pits. The fee is $3 per car or free for pedestrians,
bikes and LTD passengers. LTD’s Route 91 goes by the
park twice in the morning and evening and once on Sat
urday and Sunday. Park hours are from 8 a.m. to dusk.
Finally, for a place to go and spend a few hours, try
Armitage Park, just five miles north of Eugene, and con
veniently located on LTD’s Route 96. Armitage, which
until recently was a state park, is also on the McKenzie
River. The park is open from dawn to dusk, is set up to
accommodate large gatherings of people and has eight
reservable areas for large picnics. LTD runs three trips in
the morning and three in the evening on weekdays.
“It’s a great place for people to come and enjoy the
outdoors, and close enough to town to come in on the
lunch hour,” Lane County Parks spokeswoman Lau
rlyn Osborne said.
For more information on any of these parks, call 682
2000. For more information on bus routes, contact LTD
at 687-5555.
Pat Payne is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. His opinions
do not necessarily represent those of the Emerald.
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