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[[Category:Trailheads]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
  
[[Image:CapePerpetuaTrhd1.jpg|thumb|400px|The Cape Perpetua Visitors Center at the trailhead ''(bobcat)'']]
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[[Image:Trailhead, Cummins Creek Trail.jpg|thumb|400px|Looking towards the trailhead for the Cummins Creek Trail ''(bobcat)'']]
  
{{maplinkinfo|latitude=44.2676|longitude=-124.1020}}
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{{maplinkinfo|latitude=44.26764|longitude=-124.10196}}
{{Elevation|110 feet}}
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* Elevation: 110 feet
 
{{Driving Time|165 minutes}}
 
{{Driving Time|165 minutes}}
  
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
* {{hike ring|trailhead=Cape Perpetua Trailhead|hike=Cape Perpetua Hike|log=Cape Perpetua Hike/Log|previous=Cape Perpetua Trailhead|next=Cooks Chasm}}
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* {{hike ring|trailhead=Cummins Creek Trailhead|hike=Cummins Creek Loop Hike|log=Cummins Creek Loop Hike/Log|previous=Cummins Creek Trailhead|next=Cummins Creek-Cummins Creek Wilderness Trail Junction}}
  
 
=== Fees, Regulations, Facilities ===
 
=== Fees, Regulations, Facilities ===
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<b>From Portland:</b>
 
<b>From Portland:</b>
 
    
 
    
Drive I-5 South to Exit 294 for 99W, Tigard and Newberg.  
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Drive I-5 South to Exit 278 for Donald and Aurora.  
  
Keep on 99 West through Tigard, Sherwood, Newberg and Dundee for 22.9 miles and then turn left onto Highway 18 for Dayton and the Oregon Coast.  
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After exiting, turn right onto Ehlen Road, which becomes Yergen Road, and drive 3.6 miles.
  
Drive all the way on Highway 18 (52.7 miles). Before Highway 101, there’s a junction where cars going north peel off to the right for Neskowin and Tillamook.  
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At a crossroads, continue straight on McKay Road for 3.4 miles.
  
Drive 0.7 more miles and merge with Highway 101 South.  
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At the T-junction with Highway 219, turn right, and proceed 3.1 miles, crossing the Willamette River.
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Turn left onto the Newberg/Dundee Bypass, and go 4.2 miles.
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Bear right at the merge with Highway 99W, and drive another 3.2 miles.
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Then turn left onto Highway 18 for Dayton and the Oregon Coast. Keep on Highway 18 for 52.1 miles.
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Before Highway 101, there’s a junction where cars going north peel off to the right for Neskowin and Tillamook. Drive 0.7 more miles and merge with Highway 101 South.  
  
 
Drive 58.3 miles through Lincoln City and then Newport, cross the Yaquina Bay Bridge, and then pass through the communities of Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats.
 
Drive 58.3 miles through Lincoln City and then Newport, cross the Yaquina Bay Bridge, and then pass through the communities of Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats.

Latest revision as of 19:48, 4 June 2018

Looking towards the trailhead for the Cummins Creek Trail (bobcat)

Contents

Hikes starting here

Fees, Regulations, Facilities

  • Share Cummins Creek Loop with mountain bikes

Driving Directions

From Portland:

Drive I-5 South to Exit 278 for Donald and Aurora.

After exiting, turn right onto Ehlen Road, which becomes Yergen Road, and drive 3.6 miles.

At a crossroads, continue straight on McKay Road for 3.4 miles.

At the T-junction with Highway 219, turn right, and proceed 3.1 miles, crossing the Willamette River.

Turn left onto the Newberg/Dundee Bypass, and go 4.2 miles.

Bear right at the merge with Highway 99W, and drive another 3.2 miles.

Then turn left onto Highway 18 for Dayton and the Oregon Coast. Keep on Highway 18 for 52.1 miles.

Before Highway 101, there’s a junction where cars going north peel off to the right for Neskowin and Tillamook. Drive 0.7 more miles and merge with Highway 101 South.

Drive 58.3 miles through Lincoln City and then Newport, cross the Yaquina Bay Bridge, and then pass through the communities of Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats.

Then, 1.2 miles past the turnoff for the Cape Perpetua Campground and Day Use Area, turn left onto FR 1050 for the Cummins Creek Trailhead.

Proceed 0.3 miles up this gravel road to the parking turnaround at the trailhead.


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