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Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 travels through beautiful areas of the Rogue-River-Siskiyou and Klamath National Forests from Crater Lake National Park to California’s Klamath River Canyon. Through hikers, or extended day/overnight hikers can also spend time in the Bureau of Land Management's Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

Mt. McLoughlin rises behind a lake.

For those who have the time, this is a beautiful section of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. This section lies within the beautiful Sky Lakes Wilderness.

A trail sign shows the Pacific Crest Trail in a thickly forested area

Provides access to Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 - State Highway 140 to Crater Lake National Park, which travels north from Highway 140 through Sky La

Meadow in between pockets of trees.

This portion of the trail is popular with locals, offering great day hiking opportunities.

Meadows surrounded by thickly forested mountains

The section of trail between Siskiyou Gap (eastern end) and Wrangle Gap (western end) is one of the few PCT sections that travels along the north face of the Siskiyou Crest

Trees with small patches of snow, looking out from the PCT

The section of trail between Siskiyou Gap (eastern end) and Wrangle Gap (western end) is one of the few PCT sections that travels along the north face of the Siskiyou Crest

Rugged steep mountains rise above forested mountain slopes.

After ascending northward up the steep slopes of California’s Klamath River Canyon, the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail reaches the watershed divide between the Klamath

A trail winds its way through lava flow rocks with conifer trees and a tall volcanic peak in the background.

East of Interstate 5, this section of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail enters the volcanic mountains of the Cascade Range.

Last updated June 29, 2026