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Recreation Region: Gold Beach Ranger District

Chetco Divide / Vulcan Peak Trailhead

There is a bulletin board/registration box in the parking lot.

Provides access to:

  • Chetco Divide Trail #1210 and Vulcan Peak Trail #1120 which access Kalmiopsis Wilderness

Facilities

  • No picnic table
  • No fire pit
  • No drinking water
  • Vault toilet
  • No garbage disposal - Please pack it out
Current Conditions
Visitors to the Kalmiopsis Wilderness should be advised that trail conditions may vary, depending on the level of maintenance performed in the years after the Biscuit (2002), Chetco Bar (2017) and Klondike (2018) Fires. Due to the scales of these fires, and the rugged and remote conditions in the Kalmiopsis, trail work, while ongoing, has not been performed on all the trails within the fire perimeters. Visitors may find downed trees across the trails, dense vegetation where shrubs have grown in after the fire, and unmarked trail junctions in some places. Please check with the Gold Beach or Wild Rivers Ranger Districts before your visit for trail conditions. Additionally, you can visit the Siskiyou Mountain Club's page, a local group who performs much of the trail maintenance in wilderness areas.

General Information

Wilderness regulations apply within Kalmiopsis Wilderness.

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 42.18301

Longitude: -123.99701

Directions

April 2021: There is currently a landslide that is blocking Forest Road 1909 at the lower reaches, and it is expected that the slide will take some time to clear out. Please use the following detour.

DETOUR DIRECTIONS (SPRING 2021 Update): From Brookings, Oregon, at Highway 101 take County Road 784 (North Bank Chetco River Road), which eventually becomes Forest Road 1376. Continue on Forest Road 1376 crossing the bridge over the South Fork of the Chetco and turning left to continue on Forest Road 1376 for another ¾ of a mile to a right-hand turn onto Forest Road 1917 (unsigned!).  Continue on 1917 for 12 miles then making a left-hand turn onto Forest Road 1909.  Continue 5.5 miles on Forest Road 1909 to the Chetco Divide/Vulcan Peak Trailhead.

Know Before You Go: The last three miles of this route is rutted and poorly maintained.  Moderate clearance vehicles can make the journey but low clearance vehicles will have significant issues.

Note: Snow is often blocking the road just short of the Chetco Divide/Vulcan Peak Trailhead into late spring.

When the slide is cleared, resume using this route:

From Brookings, Oregon, take Highway 101 south for 0.5 mile and go left on County Road 784 (North Bank Chetco River Road) and follow for about 15 miles. Then stay left on Forest Road 1376. Take a right onto Forest Road 1909 (Red Mountain Road). Follow Forest Road 1909 to Forest Road 1909-261 and follow the 261 spur to the trailhead.

Facility and Amenity Information

Accessibility

Restrooms

Restrooms are not available at this site.

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Last updated April 24th, 2025

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