Water Activities
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has a variety of rivers, lakes, and streams to enjoy in the summer months for swimming, stand up paddleboarding, rafting and kayaking, and general fun-having!
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Acorn Woman Lakes
Site Open
Acorn Woman Lakes are two scenic, natural mountain lakes on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District that provide semi-primitive angling opportunities for coldwater and warmwater species.…
Acorn Woman Lakes Campground
Site Open
Acorn Woman Lakes is one of more popular areas in the Applegate Recreation Area! If you want to get away from it all and really enjoy the beauty of southwest Oregon, Acorn Woman Lakes is the ideal…
Applegate Lake
The picturesque 988-acre Applegate Lake is nestled in the heart of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in the Applegate Valley, and north of the Red Buttes Wilderness Area. The lake was formed…
Applegate River
The Applegate River, a major tributary of the Rogue River, drains a large portion of the eastern Siskiyou Mountains. Its generally-northward course begins among the snowfields and springs along the…
Azalea Lake Trail #1262
This trail is maintained periodically. It follows an old harvest area along a logging road. The road is the basis of the trail. There are two short stretches of the trail which are very steep. At the…
Babyfoot Lake Trail #1124A
This trail provides an opportunity to see the diversity of wildflowers that grow in the unique landscape of the Illinois Valley. Babyfoot Lake is a high mountain lake with a few small Eastern Brook…
Big Elk Guard Station
In the early days of Forest Service guard work, guard station locations were chosen based on their access to good grazing for the many riding and pack horses that assisted and transported forest…
Buck Creek Campground
This is a campground on the Powers to Glendale Bike Route. It is six miles to the Panther Ridge Trail #1253, which leads to Hanging Rock. Facilities2 campsites with picnic tables, and fire pitsNo…
Butler Bar Campground
Butler Bar Campground has primitive camping with access to the Wild and Scenic Elk River, and is adjacent to the Copper-Salmon Wilderness and Grassy Knob Wilderness.Planning to ride the Wild Coast…
Chetco River
The Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1988 designated 44.5 miles of the Chetco River as Wild & Scenic, from its headwaters in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness down to the Rogue River-Siskiyou…