Hurricane Creek

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Joseph Sewage Ponds (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DO NOT TRESPASS.)

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Enterprise

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Wallowa Lake Tramway and Trail

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Seasons

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Location

In Enterprise, take S. River Street south and leave town. At this point, the road becomes Hurricane Creek Road. Travel about 5.4 miles on Hurricane Creek Road to the creek itself and the campground. Don’t miss the side road to the airport for a quick detour (45.350419, -117.271390). If you continue south, the road will eventually take you to the Hurricane Creek Trailhead (about 8.8 miles from Joseph and 3.7 miles from the airport Y (45.311446, -117.307277) that follows the creek to its source . From Joseph, you can take Wallowa Street west past the fairgrounds and airport and hook up with Hurricane Creek.

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Habitat and Birds

Watch for Bobolinks in summer in the first couple miles south of Enterprise. Olive-sided Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin’s Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Clark’s Nutcracker, three chickadee species, Brown Creeper, Mountain Bluebird, Varied Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Evening Grosbeak and Pine Grosbeak can all be found further into the forest along this road.

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