Recreation Region: Gold Beach Ranger District

Gardner Mine #1122

Located in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. This basically moderate grade old mining road through rugged serpentine rock country offers a glimpse into the history of old chrome mining operations at Gardner and Rosie mines. A detour via Gardner Mine Loop Trail #1122A offers a shortcut over to Vulcan Lake.

Although Forest Service trail crews have been repairing and maintaining many of the affected trails in the years following fires in 2002, 2017, and 2018, 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.

Facilities are available at the Vulcan Lake / Johnson Butte Trailhead.

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.

General Information

Connecting trails: Gardner Mine Loop Trail #1122A, Johnson Butte Trail #1110
USGS Map: Chetco Peak
Trail is not designed for: mountain bike, motorized bike, ATV, 4-wheel drive, barrier free

Spring - Fall

Wilderness regulations apply