June Hiking Club with Club EMU (west-side)

Club Everyone, Me and U is a nonprofit social group for neurodivergent individuals ages 16 through adult, serving the Portland Oregon Metro areas
Must register on Zeffy to participate.
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/june-hiking-club-with-club-emu-west-side
If you normally prefer or need assistance, your support person must actively attend with you. Minors must have their parent/guardian actively attend with them.
Please be sure to register with an email and phone number that you will check in case we have updates or cancellations
Please dress for the weather.
Please pack a lunch, snack and water bottle.
Date: Saturday June 13th, 2026
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm* arrive promptly
Location: Meet at Rock Creek Trail just East of the Rock Creek Park at 20107 NW Rock Creek Blvd, Portland 97229.
Look for the Club EMU sign. We will wait until 10:10 am for people to arrive before starting our hike.
We will plan to hike 2.5 miles in and stop for a snack & water break at Orenco Woods Nature Park. Then, we will go back the way we came.
**Note- there is a portion of the trail with a slight short incline.The hike will be around 5 miles total.
For those needing to go a shorter distance, please bring your support person to escort you back safely at your own leisure.
The path is paved and mostly flat. Using the crosswalk, we will cross Cornelius Pass Road both ways as a group.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQwzIYVOti8

The Rock Creek Regional Trail follows along a scenic greenway for 3.1 miles, extending from Rock Creek Blvd north of Hwy 26 south to NW Wilkins Street, and then for .25 a mile on-street connection before arriving at another section at Orenco Woods Nature Park.
Our hiking volunteers are Andrew and Mindy Chipps.
This event will be canceled if it rains heavy so always check your email and texts for updates and cancellations
Please reserve Club EMU hikes for neurodivergent participants ages 16 and older(no cap) and support persons. *(while we really encourage this time to be dedicated to our participants...if you have family with younger persons and you want to make it a family outing, please hang back with the younger kids, and give the Club EMU teens and adults their own time and space.