DECEMBER 29, 2016 // 3
Celebrate New Year’s Day with First Day Hikes
State parks are sponsoring
First Day Hikes in 21 Oregon
parks and 32 in Washing-
ton on New Year’s Day.
Park rangers or volunteers
will lead most of the hikes.
Day-use parking fees are
waived and no Discover Pass
is required for all visitors
at participating parks Jan. 1
only.
“This is us helping people
have a little fun and remem-
ber your parks are there for
you any time of year,” says
Lisa Sumption, Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department
director. “Fun, healthy, mem-
orable … bundle up and en-
joy your fi rst walk of the year
with a state park ranger.”
Participants should dress
coast
in layers, wear sturdy shoes,
and bring water as well as
a camera or binoculars for
wildlife viewing. In case of
inclement weather, the park
should be contacted directly
to fi nd out about cancellation.
Visit the Oregon State
Parks website for directions
to each park: www.oregon-
stateparks.org.
This year, Oregon parks
department is asking partici-
pants to share photos of their
First Day Hike via social
media by using the hashtag
#ORfi rstdayhikes for Twitter
and Instagram or tagging
“Oregon State Parks” on
Facebook. Images can also
be e-mailed to social.oprd@
oregon.gov.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
weekend
Fort Stevens State
Park
Hike time: 10 a.m.
Starting location: Area
C parking lot at Clatsop Spit
Terrain and length of
trail: Easy, one-mile hike
on a section of the Oregon
Coast Trail, South Jetty Road
and unimproved beach
dune trails.
Contact information:
(503) 861-3170 ext. 21
Additional details: The
hike includes expansive
views of the mouth of the
Columbia River and the
Pacifi c Ocean. Shorebird
sightings could include
varieties of gulls, pipers and
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sanderlings. You could catch
a glimpse of a bald eagle,
snowy owl, or harrier hawk.
Roosevelt elk are often spot-
ted along the east side of
the Clastop Spit near Trestle
Bay. Dogs must be on 6-foot
leash.
Oswald West State
Park
Hike time: 9 a.m.
Starting location: Main
parking area at the Short
Sands Beach Trailhead
Terrain and length of
trail: Moderate, three-mile
hike.
Contact information:
503-428-6736
Additional details:
Celebrate the 50th Anniver-
sary of the historic Beach
Bill with a hike along Short
Sand Creek and a portion of
the Cape Falcon Trail.
Cape Lookout State
Park
Hike time: Noon
Starting location: Cape
Lookout trailhead parking lot
Terrain and length of
trail: Moderate, fi ve-mile
hike
Contact information:
503-457-5026
Additional details: One
of the most scenic hikes on
the Oregon Coast, see views of
the shoreline north and south.
This is one of the best times for
whale watching from the end
of the cape. Dogs must be on
a six-foot leash.
Cape Disappointment
State Park
Join the park’s inter-
pretive specialist for a
moderate 3-mile hike along
the Benson Beach Trail to
explore the wild coastline
overlooking the Columbia
River Bar. Learn how waves,
currents and tides interact
with this dynamic envi-
ronment. Meet at 11 a.m.
(Directions: https://goo.gl/
maps/E77FeNmvqUv)