Klamath National Forest · California

One Mile

1.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 5814 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 41.5458, -123.3302 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Kelly Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

One mile north of West Branch Campground on the paved forest road 48 (Grayback Rd) is the turnoff to Kelly Lake Trailhead. A 7 mile gravel road takes you to the large parking lot and restroom for the Trailhead. A short, easy 1/4 walk and you are at beautiful little Kelly Lake. There are two campsites here: one on the southeast end and one on the northwest end. The trail goes northwest for 3 miles to the Poker Flat Trailhead and then turns south and follows near the forest boundary to Twin Valley and on to Youngs Valley where you can pick up the Clear Creek National Recreation Trail.

Restrictions Water and garbage service are not provided. Bring enough water for drinking, cooking and washing as well as extra water to drown campfires each day. Please take all trash, garbage, fish guts and dog droppings with you when you leave. Dogs on leash only in parking lot and developed areas.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.