Gone Fishing at Bear Creek

Meet: Saturday, February 28th at 8AM in USC Village by Hecuba

Return: Sunday, March 1st by 5PM

Member: ($43) Non member: ($56)

Activity: Hiking, Backpacking, Fishing, Hackysacking, Spikeballing, River Crossing

Difficulty: (6/10) Medium Distance: 9 miles / 14 km Elevation: 725 ft / 221 m

Recommended Prior Experience: Knowing how to swim is required, and prior hiking experience is recommended

Location of Trip: Sespe Wilderness

Native Land: Tongva

Pre-Trip Meeting: Tuesday, February 24th at 7:45PM at 2647 Orchard Avenue

Nothing beats the midterm woes like some fishing and adventure, so come join Ryan and Joe for a beautiful trek along the Sespe River! We will be departing from the USC Village at 8am on Saturday, February 28th, bound for the Sespe River trailhead up in Los Padres National Forest. After a quick snack, and inevitably some hacky sacking, we’ll secure our packs and hike 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) up river to the Bear Creek campsite. The trail will require us to wade across the river at multiple points, so be prepared and stoked to cool off, get wet, and navigate across slippery logs and loose rocks. Along the way we will stop for lunch, and pull out the fishing rods in search of the running rainbow trout and steelhead. No worries if that sounds too fishy, we will also swim, play Spikeball and hacky sack, and bool. Once at our campsite we’ll have ample time for more activities before Joe and Ryan chef up a delicious dinner under the stars and we are lulled to sleep by the babbling brook. In the morning, we’ll make breakfast and pack up camp. Heading to the cars, as we wade back through the familiar waters, we’ll ask ourselves, can we really walk through the same river twice? For are we really the same person we were before? Or is it really the same water? Hmmmm. Sign up and come find out…

Please note, both guides will have fishing licenses. You can purchase your own here or assume the risk at your own discretion.

Contact the Guides:

Ryan Long (ryanwlon@usc.edu)

Josiah Chakra (chakra@usc.edu)

What to Bring:

*REMINDER (overnights only) : if you do not have a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpacking pack, or other technical gear (non-clothing), do not panic, SC Outfitters has these items for you! Your guides will send out a gear-request form the week of your trip where you’ll let them know what gear you need!

• Sleeping bag

• Sleeping pad

• Mess kit (utensils and bowl/plate/tupperware)

• 3+ liters of water

• Hat/sunscreen/sunglasses

• Comfortable hiking shoes

• Comfortable hiking clothes

• Toiletries/medications

• Headlamp/flashlight

• Warm clothes for night/sleeping

• Water shoes

• Extra socks!

• Non-cotton clothing because we will be wet!

• Towel

Price of the trip includes (and we will provide):

• Snacks

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided when a trip occurs during meal-times

• Any technical gear required (ie. kayaks, snowshoes, snorkels, backpacking packs, sleeping bags, fishing rods, etc.)

• All group / shared gear (tents, stoves, bear cans, first aid kit, etc.)

• Any permits or campsite reservations needed

• Cost of gas reimbursed for participant drivers

• Amazing guides who love the outdoors and do this for free!
  

Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:

All SC Outfitters trips have a no-refund policy unless a substitute participant can be found. In the event your trip requires added reporting measures of participants (plane tickets, external providers, rental services, etc.) dropping the trip close to the date of the trip will not allow for the spot to be re-filled. See the details on trip pages for specific deadlines and reference our complete cancellation/refund policy here.

TRIP DIFFICULTY RATING SYSTEM

• Difficulty rating for trips

  • 1: No physical activity.

  • 2: Leisurely walk.

  • 3: 2-5 miles less than 1000 ft of total elevation gain on well maintained trails. About 2-3 hours continuous activity

  • 4: 4-6 miles, about 1000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. About 3 hours of continuous activity.

  • 5: 6-8 miles, about 1500ft of elevation gain on maintained trials. 4-5 hours continuous activity

  • 6: 8-10 miles, about 2000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. 4-6 hours of continuous activity.

  • 7: 10-14 miles, over 2500 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 8: At high altitude. 12-16 total miles, over 3000 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 9: Technical skills may be necessary. At high altitude with physical elevation gain. Scrambling over rocks likely involved.

  • 10: u gunna die

**If you have any questions or concerns about the physical activity, recommended prior experience, or gear needed on any kind of trip please contact the guides as soon as possible!!

This program is open to all eligible individuals. SC Outfitters operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact the guides listed above on the trip page. We request that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least 7 days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.