Champoeg State Park (near St Paul, OR) and Play-in-the-Woods Expo (co-sponsored by REI)
Apr 16 2005

If you want to know about recreation opportunities in the Northwest's wild areas, this is the place to be. We're teaming with REI and inviting other organizations that promote physically active outdoor recreation to provide information to the public.

As of March 21, we have confirmation from the Mazamas (Portland-area mountaineering club), Miss Fit Adventures (women-only outdoor adventures); Portland United Mountain Pedalers (mountain biking), Adventure Without Limits (outdoor adventures for people regardless of ability or disability), Columbia Group of the Sierra Club, Portland Adventure Racing, Terra Events, Trails Club of Oregon. Champoeg Historic Parks staff will also share information about the history and recreational opportunities at Champoeg.

Among the presentations will be NW Wilderness Medicine (what you should take in your first aid kit), REI's Leave No Trace program on environmental ethics, as well as GPS, geocaching, and other workshops to be added. CROC's beginner map-and-compass clinics will start at 10:30 and run as often as needed through 2 p.m.; the intermediate navigation clinics will be at 11, 12, and 1 p.m. The schedule of other workshops will be posted at the park and, when it's developed, here.

Kaiser Permanente Health Education Services will provide fitness tests: blood pressure, body fat, body mass index, aerobic capacity.

There is no charge for coming to learn about these activities and organizations. We hope you'll want to participate in an orienteering course, for which we'll charge our regular meet fees. Start times for the orienteering courses will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We'll have a variety of courses from beginner to advanced, as well as a fully accessible Trail-O course.

There is a $3 parking fee to enter the state park.

contact: Jerry Rhodes

Directions: Champoeg State Heritage Area, St. Paul, Ore.—From Interstate 5, take the Donald exit (Exit 278) and follow the signs to Champoeg State Park: Head west on Ehlen Road, turn right on Case Road, then left on Champoeg Road. Turn right into the park at the entrance. The Expo will be at the west Pavilion. Turn left immediately at the entrance fee station and follow the signs.