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=== Other Notes === | === Other Notes === | ||
* The refuge closes at night and hours are posted at the site. Automatic gates close the road at the specified hour and you may be trapped behind the gate overnight. | * The refuge closes at night and hours are posted at the site. Automatic gates close the road at the specified hour and you may be trapped behind the gate overnight. | ||
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| + | === Contributors === | ||
| + | * [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator) | ||
| + | * [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 25 October 2012
File:RidgefieldTH1.jpeg
Ridgefield Trailhead (Steve Hart)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.83128, -122.74806
- Elevation: 75 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 45 minutes
Contents |
Hikes starting here
- Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Gee Creek Bottomland Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Driving Directions
Drive I-5 north to Exit 14 for Highway 501W, Ridgefield, and Pioneer Street.
Turn left at the intersection after exiting, and drive 0.2 miles to a Stop sign.
From here, keep straight for 2.9 miles on Pioneer Street, passing through a roundabout and eventually driving through downtown Ridgefield.
At the intersection with S. Main Street, turn right and drive 1.0 miles to make a left turn into the large gravel parking area for the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
Fees and Regulations
- There is a $3 fee per person at the entrance station kiosk as you drive in to the River 'S' Unit. Envelopes are available at the kiosk and the stub must be carried with you. All of the fees collected remain on-site. A host of passes are accepted including:
- Ridgefield Annual Refuge Pass ($15)
- Federal Duck Stamp ($15)
- Interagency Annual Pass ($80)
- Interagency Senior Pass/Golden Age Passport ($10)
- Interagency Access Pass/Golden Access Passport (free)
- Interagency Volunteer Pass (free)
- Interagency Military Pass (free)
- Dogs are not permitted anywhere in the refuge.
- The refuge closes at night and hours are posted at the site.
- The nearby railroad tracks are used heavily. Hikers should use the footbridge and stay off the railroad tracks.
Other Notes
- The refuge closes at night and hours are posted at the site. Automatic gates close the road at the specified hour and you may be trapped behind the gate overnight.
Contributors
- Stevefromdodge (creator)
- bobcat