Ellen, our Portland ambassador, will be leading this hike. Find more info about Ellen here: https://fatgirlshiking.com/portland-or/ and email Ellen directly at fatgirlshikingportland@gmail.com
Mileage: 3.4 Miles
Elevation: 200 ft.
Community park hike along Round Lake to the Lacamas Creek. Once we are hiking along the creek we’ll come across an overlook for the Potholes a 20 ft waterfall with circular holes on either side. Beyond the Potholes is Lower Falls and Woodburn Falls. We’ll loop back around and make our way back to Round Lake. This hike is in the town Camas, it’s fairly wooded area.
Trail Conditions: No information found, based on pictures assuming natural
ADA: No
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Website: https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Woodburn_Falls_Hike
http://hikelandia.com/?p=1110
Directions from I-5: Take exit for HWY 14 east to Camas exit 12. Follow the exit road for 1.4 miles to town, continue forward to 6th Ave for 6 blocks, turn left on Garfield street, and follow “HWY 500 West” signs for 1.2 mile (zigzagging road). Lacamas Park parking lot on the right. Overflow parking 300 ftup on highway right on Leonard Rd.
Native Lands: Chinook
Meeting Point: Ellen will be at a covered area near the main parking lot and wearing a bright red knitted hat.
Bathrooms: Yes but may be closed for the season.
Fees: None
***Please Note****Fat Girls Hiking's Body Positive group hikes are open to ALL genders, ALL sizes, ALL skill levels. Please choose a hike that will meet your needs/abilities. During all of our hikes, we go at the pace of the slowest hiker (usually that's ME!) No one is left behind! We love to share our lived experiences with one another on the trail and hope to create a space where ALL feel welcome! We ask that anyone who joins our group events refrain from diet talk, body shaming or weight loss talk. We don't allow sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia or any other form of bigotry.
Land Acknowledgement: This hike takes place on the ancestral territories of the Chinook nations. Fat Girls Hiking acknowledges that our hikers may be guests, settlers & immigrants to this land. We recognize that outdoor recreation is rooted in colonialism and commit ourselves to undoing these dynamics while we’re on the trail.
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