Dates:

Meeting Date/Time/Location:
September 1st, 6:00 PM, Augusta Information Station

Hike In Date: September 2nd

Hike Out Date: September 6th

Ranger District:

Rocky Mountain Ranger District

Trailhead:

Straight Creek

Campsite:

Along Straight Creek Trail #212 near Park Creek

Miles to camp:

6

Hiking Difficulty:

Moderate: A hike of about 6 miles with very minimal elevation gain and loss to your camp along Straight Creek.

Work Difficulty:

Difficult: Heavy lifting hauling dirt and gravel to the turnpike, and frequent swinging of picks and use of shovel to dig out the drains along the turnpike.

Project Description

Straight Creek is a popular trail leading into the Scapegoat Wilderness, and sees frequent foot and hoof traffic. Your crew is needed to help restore an old turnpike that is suffering from age and neglect. With shovels, picks, and buckets, your crew will work to add gravel to the top of the turnpike, "crowning" the structure to help water run off instead of pooling on top. That water needs somewhere to go, so once crowning is completed, the digging will commence. The turnpike drains are choked with vegetation and sediment, and need to be cleaned out to drain properly. Are you up to the challenge?

Cancellation Policy

It is very important to know that you are expected to commit to the project once you sign up. All of our projects take a lot of time and effort to organize and we want to make sure that we have full trips so that we can complete the project as outlined by our Forest Service partners. Please do not sign up for a trip unless you are committed to doing it.

We do, of course, understand that things happen and circumstances change, so if you must cancel, please do so as soon as possible. Cancellations made less than 45 days before the trip and no-shows will forfeit their project registration deposit as a cancellation fee. 

While uncommon, BMWF may find it necessary to cancel a project due to low volunteer sign-ups or safety reasons (i.e. wildfires), but will contact volunteers as soon as possible and typically no later than two weeks before the project start date.  For this reason we strongly recommend volunteers purchase trip insurance when making airline reservations or other travel arrangements.

To see how many spots are available click the SIGN UP button below. The second page will tell you when there are fewer than 4 spots remaining on a trip.

We encourage you to join the waitlist if a trip is full – we often have openings for these spots throughout the summer!