Hagg Lake

DIG DAY — Hagg Lake – 12/21

We will be building – and potentially finishing – new trail between the Cedar Grove (#32) and Woodpecker (#33) sections. Meeting Location Scope of work: A sideslope on the trail washed out several months ago. Washington County Parks recently received permission for a re-route for the area. We are hoping to finish work started on … Read More

DIG DAY — Hagg Lake – 12/7

We will build new trail between the Cedar Grove (#32) and Woodpecker (#33) sections. Meeting Location Scoggins Valley Park 50250 SW Scoggins Valley Road Gaston, OR 97119 Eagle Point Recreation Area Overflow Parking Lot (look for signs; 1 mile northwest of the park’s main entrance on SW Scoggins Valley Road) Scope of work: A sideslope … Read More

Trail School Fundamentals @ Hagg Lake – 3/2

Join the Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) as we learn trail maintenance fundamentals at Hagg Lake. Trail School teaches the fundamental skills needed to maintain our trails. Participants will be learning safety techniques and tool identification/uses, as well as hands-on training of corridor clearing, drainage, tread repair and benchwork. Northwest Trail Alliance’s Trail Sustainability Institute’s goal is … Read More

Advanced Trail School: Complex Drainage Issues @ Hagg Lake – 1/19

Join the Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) as we learn how to approach and mitigate complex drainage issues at Hagg Lake. In the PNW, our trails can be highly affected by rainfall, if not properly aligned and maintained. During this Advanced Trail School, volunteers will be learning how to identify, trouble shoot and repair complex drainage … Read More

DIG DAY — Hagg Lake – 11/23

Join us for a day of trail maintenance at beautiful Hagg Lake! 9am – 1pm at Eagle Point Recreation area Meeting Location Scoggins Valley Park 50250 SW Scoggins Valley Road Gaston, OR 97119 Eagle Point Recreation Area Overflow Parking Lot (look for signs; 1 mile northwest of the park’s main entrance on SW Scoggins Valley … Read More

Hagg Lake Work Party Wrap-Up

Written by Dan Werle, Hagg Lagg LST On the morning of Saturday, July 21, ten NWTA volunteers met at Scoggins Valley Park in Gaston to tackle some of Oregon’s fastest-growing vegetation on the Henry Hagg Lake Trail. Two groups, led by crew leaders Lisa Olivares and Paul Hobson, descended on a few of the most … Read More

DIG DAY — Hagg Lake – 7/20

Join us for a day of trail maintenance at Hagg Lake. Meeting Location Scoggins Valley Park 50250 SW Scoggins Valley Road Gaston, OR 97119 Eagle Point Recreation Area Overflow Parking Lot (look for signs; 1 mile northwest of the park’s main entrance on SW Scoggins Valley Road) Summary of work goals • Stabilize parts of … Read More

Hagg Lake Work Party: A Success!

Written by Dan Werle, Hagg Lake LST On Saturday, May 11th, NWTA, in conjunction with Washington County Parks, hosted our first trail work party at Scoggins Valley Park. Nancy Stone and Addison Wardwell led nine volunteers, divided into two groups, to the South Shore and Walnut Grove sections of the Henry Hagg Lake Trail, where trail stabilization, irrigation, and … Read More

DIG DAY — Hagg Lake – 5/11

Join us for a day of trail maintenance at Hagg Lake. Trail Hagg Lake Trail Time 9:00 AM meeting; 9:30 – 12:30 working; 1:00 PM post-work meeting Meeting Location Scoggins Valley Park 50250 SW Scoggins Valley Road Gaston, OR 97119 Eagle Point Recreation Area Overflow Parking Lot (look for signs; 1 mile northwest of the park’s main … Read More

Advocacy alert: scoggins Valley Park/Henry hagg Lake

COMMENTS NEEDED TO ENHANCE/PROTECT TRAILS AND BIKE FACILITIES IN SCOGGINS VALLEY PARK February 2024 — The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR) is undergoing a project to fortify the Scoggins Dam at Scoggins Valley Park to make it better able to withstand a major seismic event. There will be impacts to recreation that the County and … Read More