Recreation - Accessible Areas
The
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest offers a wide
variety of recreation opportunities for people with
disabilities and limited abilities. From camping,
fishing, hiking, rafting or just enjoying a nice
picnic in the woods, the Forest has barrier-free
sites to enjoy!
A wide variety of recreation opportunities are available
in the Rogue River-Siskiyou, including fishing, swimming,
hiking and skiing. There are over 40?? developed
campgrounds and picnic grounds. The Forest contains
approximately 400?? miles of trails for hiking, mountain
biking and horseback riding. The Pacific Crest National
Scenic Trail runs the entire north-south length of
the Forest along the spine of the High Cascades,
through the remote back country of the Sky
Lakes Wilderness,
and extends westward along the crest of the Siskiyou
Mountains in the headwaters of the Applegate River
drainage. Other remote sections of the Forest include
the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness, the Kalmiopsis
Wilderness in the headwaters of the Chetco River,
the Wild Rogue Wilderness straddling the lower Rogue
River and the Red Buttes Wilderness in the rugged
headwaters of
the
Applegate
River.
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