Klamath National Forest

If it's a wilderness experience you seek, the Klamath is the place to come!


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Photo credit: USDA Forest Service

The Klamath National Forest covers an area of 1,700,000 acres located in Siskiyou County, California and Jackson County, Oregon. The forest includes five wilderness areas, Marble Mountain, Russian Wilderness Area, Trinity Alps, Red Buttes Wilderness Area and Siskiyou Wilderness Area. In the lower elevations, you'll find park-like stands of Ponderosa Pines, while in the higher elevations, the Douglas fir, sub-alpine fir and mixed conifer stands beg to be explored. There are 200 miles of river system for rafting and 152 miles of wild and scenic rivers in the forest. In addition, Klamath National Forest offers grazing and timber opportunities as well as 34 campgrounds, hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing. With the Klamath, Salmon and Scott Rivers meandering from one end of the Forest to the other, recreationists have found a playground that can meet the desires of all. This beautiful forest is a haven for campers, hikers, wildlife watchers, hunters, fishermen, mountain bikers, white water enthusiasts and naturalists.

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Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers

Marble Mountain Wilderness - Numerous trailheads and an extensive trail network provide excellent access to the Wilderness, including the Pacific Crest Trail which crosses the crest of the Marble Mountains for 32 miles from south to north.

Red Buttes Wilderness -  The twin summits of Red Buttes anchor the southern extreme of the area in California, where reddish peridotite rock, nudged up from a 425-million-year-old seafloor by plate shifts in the earth's crust, now supports unusual plant communities.

Russian Wilderness - There are nearly 100 miles of trails in the Russian Wilderness. Some of these trails are steep, little-used paths, while others are well-maintained routes.

Siskiyou Wilderness - The region is noted for its great diversity of plant life, and includes one of the world's largest concentrations of lily species and perhaps as many as 20 species of conifers.

Trinity Alps Wilderness - Management of the Wilderness is shared by the Klamath National Forest, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.

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