On 2010-03-11 A. Balazs, Portland wrote: This book is a good start for finding places to hike with your dog in Portland, however, the info in the book can be very out of date. We planned to do 1 of the 45 hikes each week. Hike #1 was Sauvie Island Warrior Rock. Here is an example of what the book lacks for this hike:
Trail Sense - The gravel parking area mentioned in the book is now paved. Minor.
Traffic - Book indicates that this is a solitary trek for you and your dog most of the way. We encountered approximately 20 other hikers and dogs on our hike. Slightly irritating.
Hike - We could not find the path described in the book. The only visible path required crossing a no trespassing area. Not too bad an problem.
Permit - Book states that the daily parking permit is $3.50. The permits are $3 per day and $11 per year. If you purchase them on the island, they charge you double that or $7 per day and $22 per year. They call the difference convenience fees. The normal fees are what you pay if you go to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife prior to going on the island. I sent a letter to the Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife bring this excessive convenience fee to their attention and asked them to consider revising that policy in the future. We bought the annual pass. VERY ANNOYING.
Sam´s Cracker Barrel - Book recommends purchasing the parking permit at Sam´s Cracker Barrel. Sam´s was the place that charged us double the normal fee. VERY ANNOYING.
GI Joes - Book states that you can purchase a parking permit at GI Joes. However, GI Joes went out of business. Minor out of date issue.
Nude Beach - Book does not mention the nude beach. While the trees block most, but not all, of the each view from the road to the hike, you still encounter the occasionally nude person crossing the road to the porta-potty.
GPS Coordinates - Book did not include any GPS info.That would make a nice addition and make it easy to program into your GPS. Minor irritation.
Map - No basic map to the directions. Minor irritation.
. And summed up by saying Out of Date Information - But a Start for Your Research. Currently A Bark in the Park: The 45 Best Places to Hike with Your Dog in the Portland, Oregon, Region has an overall rating of 4 over 10.
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