University Falls Loop

Activity Notes

MEETING TIME AND DRIVING DIRECTION: <b>We will meet at Sunset Transit center at 7:00 am</b>. Please plan on being there 10-15 minutes early to check in and organize carpooling for fully vaccinated only. HIKE SIGN-UP must be completed on the Mazamas website prior to hike (i.e., no paper sign-ups day of the hike). Roundtrip mileage from the meeting point is about 60 miles. The Mazamas suggest a gas contribution of $0.10 cents per mile, or $6.00 per person to a maximum of $39.00 per car, payable to the driver. 

PERMITS/FEES (TRAIL, ENTRANCE, PARKING): No fees or permits required at the Rogers Camp trailhead.

TRAILHEAD: Rogers Camp Trailhead. If you meet us there, we plan to start at 8:00.  Drive Highway 26 west from Beaverton for about 15 miles and bear left for Highway 6, Banks, and Tillamook. Drive 19.1 miles on Highway 6 before turning left at the summit for Rogers Camp Trailhead and Browns Camp. Make another immediate left onto a gravel road for Rogers Camp and park in the large parking area at the trailhead.

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ROUTE: Three trails are used to make this loop. From Rogers Camp, you will take the Nels Rogers Trail, named after a state forester who supervised replanting of this area in the late 1940s after the Tillamook Burn. The next part of the route will be a section of the 1890s Wilson River Wagon Trail, which saw stagecoach and ox cart traffic between Tillamook and the Valley. The last section, from University Falls back to Rogers Camp, is named after the Gravelle Brothers, Elroy and Edmund, who were intensively involved in trail construction in this area.

EQUIPMENT:

Ten essentials (map, compass, sunglasses & sunscreen, extra clothing, headlamp or flashlight, first-aid supplies, matches or lighter, knife, extra food, emergency shelter)

At least 2 liters of water, snacks, and lunch.