Hiking Links/Resources
New to Hiking? The Basics:
https://appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/hiking-basics
Find a hiking partner:
https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/backcountry-basics/find-a-hiking-partner/
Backcountry First-Aid Checklist:
https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/first-aid-checklist.html
Leave No Trace:
https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/backcountry-basics/leave-no-trace/
Basic Skill: Pooping in 4 Steps:
https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/backcountry-basics/leave-no-trace/basic-skill-pooping-four-steps/
Finding a Great Campsite:
https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/backcountry-basics/leave-no-trace/finding-great-campsite/
Hiking with Dogs:
https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/backcountry-basics/dogs/
Local Links/Resources
A Guide to Adventure in the Middle Oregon Coast Range
This website provides a guide to adventure in the Oregon Coast Range west of Corvallis spanning from Lincoln City to Yachats. Its primary audience are bicyclists but it will also be useful to other adventurers:
https://sites.google.com/view/corvallistothecoast/middle-tier
Oregon Coast Trail:
https://www.oregoncoasttrail.org
Visit Corvallis:
https://www.visitcorvallis.com/
Discover Newport:
https://discovernewport.com/
Local Public Transportation:
Bus transportation serves locations along Highway 101 between Waldport and Newport and the Valley Retriever bus service links Newport with Corvallis via Highway 20. Both systems can carry bicycles on a first-come, first-served basis.
https://www.nworegontransit.org/
Oregon State Parks:
https://oregonstateparks.org/
Brian Booth State Park:
https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=146
Beaver Creek Natural Area:
https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=191