Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests

A varied, magical landscape that takes visitors from higher-elevation conifer-dominated forests nearly to the Pacific Ocean, and has some of the most incredible biodiversity in the country!

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Located in southwestern Oregon and extending into California, the Forest ranges from the crest of the Cascades Mountains, west into the Siskiyou Mountains, and nearly to the Pacific Ocean. The Forest covers almost 1.8 million acres; portions of the Applegate and Illinois River drainage's extend into northern California. The Rogue River drains over 75 percent of the Forest's land area. The previously separate Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests and their nine ranger district offices were administratively combined in 2004. In 2007, the nine ranger districts were consolidated to form five: High Cascades, Siskiyou Mountains, Wild Rivers, Gold Beach, and Powers. Field offices remain in or near the communities of Prospect, Butte Falls, Ashland, Ruch, Grants Pass, Cave Junction, Brookings, Gold Beach, and Powers. The Forest also is home of the J. Herbert Stone Nursery, located near Central Point. The Supervisor's Office is located in Medford, Oregon.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/rogue-siskiyou/

Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers

Copper Salmon Wilderness - The Copper Salmon Wilderness has an abundance of wildlife, including marbled murrelets, northern spotted owls and Roosevelt elk, mountain lions and black bears.

Grassy Knob Wilderness - Covered in a tangled rain forest of coniferous evergreens thick with an ankle-grabbing understory, Grassy Knob Wilderness lies rugged and steep.

Kalmiopsis Wilderness - This is a harsh, rugged area with a beautifully unique character that resonates with anyone who ventures into its interior!

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.

Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness - Meadow wildflowers are abundant in summer and diverse plant communities provide habitat for everything from hummingbirds to black bears. Water is abundant in streams and a handful of lakes.

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.

Sky Lakes Wilderness - You'll find creeks and ice-cold springs grassy meadows, and scores of clear sub-alpine lakes. 

Wild Rogue Wilderness - The area is characterized by steep terrain of near vertical cliffs, razor-sharp ridges and cascading mountain creeks.

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