Vulcan Peak Trail #1120

This trail provides access to the top of Vulcan Peak (4,655 Feet), an old fire lookout site on the southwest edge of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. A magnificent view rewards the traveler. To look down into Vulcan Lake, you must walk along the ridge off the trail, so be careful. There is no trail access to the lake from here, but a short drive will take you to the next trailhead for the trail to Vulcan Lake Trail #1110A.

Nearby camping is available at Red Mountain Prairie, which you drive past on the way to the trailhead.

Although trail crews have been repairing and maintaining many of the affected trails in seasons following wildfires, visitors should take into consideration (because of the substantially increased risk of fire-killed snags falling) that travel and camping may be more difficult and require greater concern for safety.

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.

Specific Trail Information

Trail Type

Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.