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Backpacking Building Blocks Student-Only Backpack

Field trip: Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) Course

Backpacking Building Blocks Student-Only Backpack - Dosewallips River/Abandoned National Park Road

This field trip will give B3 students the opportunity to try out gear and new skills on an easy overnight backpack with an experienced mentor. The trip is only going to the Elkhorn Campground. One night at Elkhorn Campground: 2.7 miles with elevation gain under 500 feet.

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Royce Poetter
Royce Poetter
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 3.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 500 ft

TBD

The access road to the parking area is graded gravel and subject to large sharp pot-holes; use caution.

The Dosewallips road washed out many years ago and now the front country campground is a backcountry campground
At 2.7 miles is the sign and lefthand turn for Elkhorn Campground. About a dozen sites are widely spaced throughout the forest, and most of them are along the river. Each site has adequate room for tents, a picnic table, and a fire pit. Elk are occasionally seen grazing the nearby understory. Owls add their somber call to the roar of the rushing river in the nighttime canyon.
Route/Place

Dosewallips River/Abandoned National Park Road


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials, plus overnight gear as specified by the trip leader

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