Contact Info
Six Rivers National Forest
Highway 199
PO Box 228
Gasquet, CA 95543
Highway 199
PO Box 228
Gasquet, CA 95543
- Phone:
- 707-457-3131
Basics
- Length:
- 17 miles
- Difficulty:
- Difficult
- Time:
- 9 - 11 hours
- Trailhead Elevation:
- 1050 feet
- Elevation Range:
- 1050 feet to 5775 feet
- Elevation Change:
- 4725 feet
Basic Directions
From Hwy 199 at milepost 7.2, turn onto South Fork road and continue 13.7 miles to the G-O Road (Forest Service Route 15). Turn right onto the G-O Road and travel 3.5 miles to FS road 15N39 on the left. Follow this gravel road 2 miles to the trailhead at the end of the road.
Description
The South Kelsey is a National Recreation Trail of local historical significance. Buck Creek Shelter is a quick 1.7 mile hike with a great swimming hole nearby. Good wilderness camping areas at Elk Horn Bar and Eightmile Creek. Bear Wallows shelter is a short walk near Baldy Peak.
Details
Length:
17 miles
Difficulty:
Difficult
Time:
9 - 11 hours
Trailhead Elevation:
1050
Elevation Range:
1050 feet to 5775
Elevation Change:
4725
