Klamath and Six Rivers national forests announce wilderness closures A series of fires began in late July across the Klamath Mountains due to lightning strikes. Several sections of the trail are now closed because of these fires. Use our interactive map to see where the fires are and what sections should be avoided. Also, the […]
Trinity Alps Trail Work
June 19-26th, 2021 A crew of 15 adults and 4 kids spent a week working the Bigfoot Trail between Packer’s Peak and Fish Lake in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. This section of trail has not been formally maintained since 2010. Along the way, we maintained 9 miles of trail, logged out 50+ trees, and re-treaded […]
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The Southern End of the Bigfoot Trail
2020 Trip Report Saddened by the cancellation of our work week on the trail between Ides Cove and the Knob, Dennis and Liz Houghton and my wife, Amy, and I took advantage of still having our calendars marked off to make the long drive from Humboldt County to Ides Cove for a 4-night backpacking trip […]
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2020 Hiking Season
COVID-19 Well, this will be an interesting and unprecedented season for outdoor recreation, trailwork, and stewardship for all things wilderness. The Pacific Crest Trail is recommending staying off the trail until the COVID-19 situation is under control. They are also saying that all trail work projects are on hold and they will reassess the situation […]
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Bigfoot National Recreation Trail Moves Forward
February 13th, 2020 – On February 12th, the House passed the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act. Twenty four hours later, we’re so excited to see U.S. Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced a companion public lands bill in the Senate. Thank you Senators. Here we go everybody! View the Senate Bill HERE
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Kelsey Trail Collaborative
The South Kelsey Trail was first designated as a National Recreation Trail in 1979, but was used by early miners between 1855-1880 as a route between Crescent City and Fort Jones and other inland mines in the Klamath River region and Yreka. Along with the Old Kelsey Trail, the South Kelsey is a key portion […]
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Big Trees
Marble Mountain Wilderness – Section 12 The Bigfoot Trail celebrates the amazing trees of the Klamath Mountains. Outside of Redwood Country in coastal Del Norte County, the trees don’t get much more impressive than in Section 12 of the Marble Mountain Wilderness. The preservation of lower elevation forests is rare in California. Exceptions are in […]
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2019 Bear Creek (Boulder Creek) Trail Brush Out
The Bear Creek / Boulder Creek trail connecting the Stuart’s Fork drainage with Canyon Creek in the Trinity Alps Wilderness received attention from 5 stalwart crew members during the weekend of July 11 – July 14. Most of the work was lopping the alder laden north facing slope of this trail, in addition to moving […]
