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CLIFF (CRAG) NOTES ON SMITH ROCK:  A GUEST BLOG POST BY “SUMMIT TRAIL AMY”

CLIFF (CRAG) NOTES ON SMITH ROCK: A GUEST BLOG POST BY “SUMMIT TRAIL AMY”

Amy Sue Matthews, AKA “Summit Trail Amy” as dubbed by SmithRock.com for her great trail conditions reporting on the Summit Trail Loop that started with last winter’s snow dump, is Smith Rock State Park’s biggest fan. Now a volunteer for the park, she attends every learning event she can to expand her knowledge to provide visitors the best experience that she can assist with. Last weekend, during the American Alpine Club’s Smith Rock Craggin’ Classic, she met up with Alan Watts, a name synonymous with the birth of sport climbing in America on his annual Walking Tour of Smith Rock for the Craggin’ Classic.

Come Find Out How Smith Rock Got Its Name During the "1863 Indian War Skirmish at Smith Rock"

Come Find Out How Smith Rock Got Its Name During the "1863 Indian War Skirmish at Smith Rock"

This Memorial Day Saturday, 5/27/17, stop outside the Welcome Center Yurt and find out how Smith Rock State Park got its name. Park Interpretative Rangers will reveal the lore of Private Volk (no relation to our founder Mike Volk that we know of) Smith, who died during a "skirmish" during the Snake Indian War in 1863. 

Living History Presenters at Smith Rock Memorial Weekend

Living History Presenters at Smith Rock Memorial Weekend

Why is there a Beaver on the Oregon State Flag? For that answer and more about the early days the Smith Rock area, come find out Memorial Weekend. The event runs both Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.