Trip Sheet
Alvord Desert Playa
Moderate
Fields, OR
Trail
- Length
- 12 miles (playa)
- Elevation
- 4,025 ft
- Best Season
- June - October
- GPS
- 42.4567, -118.5123
Campground
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Packing Checklist(tuned for moderate terrain)
- Full tank of fuel and a backup fuel can
- Drinking water: 1 gallon per person per day
- Two days of food (even for a day trip)
- Paper map and offline GPS (Gaia, OnX, or Garmin)
- First aid kit
- Tire pressure gauge and 12V air compressor
- Basic tool kit
- Headlamp with spare batteries
- Layered clothing for the forecasted low
- Fully charged phone and a backup battery
- Recovery boards (MaxTrax style)
- Tow strap rated for your GVWR (kinetic preferred)
- D-ring shackles or soft shackles
- Spare tire checked to spec
- Trash bag (pack it out)