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Meet: USC Village Elevators @ 8AM Saturday 2/22

Return: 4PM Sunday 2/23

Member: ($124) Non member: ($162)

Activity: Fishing, lake, beach, sand dunes, waterfalling

Difficulty: (2/10) Distance (miles): 1 (kilometers): 1.8 Elevation (ft): 216

Recommended Prior Experience: Must be able to swim

Location of Trip: Lopez Lake, Oceano Dunes

Native Land: Obispeno, Chumash, Salinan

Come fishing with Nick and Sidney! We’ll leave early (but not too early) on Saturday morning from the USC village and have lunch at Lopez Lake before boating, fishing, and swimming the rest of the afternoon. After, we’ll head to Oceano Sand Dunes to go sandboarding, camp and eat what we catch during the day with a gorgeous sunset and a bonfire. In the morning, we’ll hang out at the beach before a brief hike to a waterfall, and get back around 4 in the afternoon on Sunday.

Contact the Guides:

Sidney Kalin skalin@usc.edu

Nick Barkidjija barkidji@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

• Bag to carry your stuff

• Toiletries

• Mess kit (tupperware and utensils to eat with)

• Warm clothes (layers!)

• Bathing suit

• Fishing rod (optional)

• Fishing license (optional)

• Flip flops/chacos/tevas/crocs

• Towel

• Sunglasses/hat/sunscreen

• Medications

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!!