3-Day Overnight Camping: Currant Creek (self-drive)

Meet the Hogle Zoo team at the Sinclair gas station in Heber City at 9:30AM and proceed together to the survey site. This is a 3-day, 2-night camping trip.

Transportation: Your own private/personal vehicle. Any vehicle vehicle will work! (expect to drive on "washboard" but flat dirt roads). About a 2 hr drive from SLC.

Difficulty: Up to 4/10, variable hiking conditions. No significant hikes though we will be on our feet walking off trail in dense vegetation and on uneven terrain most of the day. We will complete several survey sites per day.

What to pack/wear:

• Please bring a packed lunch for the first day (i.e. sandwich/Tupperware meal that will easily fit in your backpack and can eat mid-day when we take a break during survey)
• Comfortable hiking and camp clothes you don't mind getting wet/dirty. Rain jacket (rain pants if you have them), extra socks (keep 1-2 pairs in your daypack everyday), warm layers for night that you can shed during the way, and sun protection (hat, glasses). Light weight hiking pants/work pants recommended instead of shorts. We will be walking, crouching, & squatting in dense vegetation (willows). Some prefer to wear light weight long sleeves to protect them from getting scratched. Plan for cold nights and warm days.
• Close-toed hiking shoes/boots you don't mind getting wet/dirty.
• Water/rain boots or waders are recommended but not required (your feet are likely to get wet).
• A backpack big enough to hold 1-2 (32oz) water bottles, lunch, snacks, extra clothing layers.
• Tent (with rain fly and stakes), warm sleeping bag, sleeping pad, headlamp (fresh batteries)
• Any other camp comforts you prefer (games, books, pillow, ear plugs, eye mask, etc.)
• Review THIS general packing list for other suggestions.

The Zoo will provide:

• All cooked meals and snacks (mostly vegetarian) and associated cookware

• Bathroom supplies (no facilities so we will have: shovel, toilet paper, waste bags)

• Reach out if you are missing some camp supplies; we may have extra.

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Sinclair gas station in Heber. Meet Zoo team here. Zoo truck is branded.

Info: You will be promptly notified of any major changes.

Info: 1175 S Main St, Heber City, UT 84032. Look for the Zoo truck filling up on gas here. We will meet and caravan to the campsite from here.

Info: ~1hr drive from Sinclair gas station.

Info: Survey upon arrival, lunch around 12, continue surveys in afternoon.

Info: Finish surveys, set up camp, dinner, rest!

Info: Breakfast will be set up by Zoo from 7am-7:45am. Please plan accordingly to wake up with enough time to eat and get ready for the day.

Info: Survey, lunch, survey

Info: Dinner and rest

Info: Breakfast will be set up by Zoo from 7am-7:45am. Please plan accordingly to wake up with enough time to eat and get ready for the day.

Info: Survey in morning, lunch, wrap up surveys

Info: End surveys by 2, drive back to Heber is ~1hr and to SLC is ~2hrs.

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