Six Rivers National Forest · California
Elk Camp Ridge
8.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 2E04 · trail class 3 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle, e-bike · motorized use allowed
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 41.8564, -123.9308 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Elk Camp Ridge (#2E04) the Forest Service's write-up
Originally a pack train trail between Crescent City, CA and the gold mines of the Illinois Valley in Oregon, this scenic trail presents panoramic views of high mountain peaks, the Pacific Ocean, and the North and Middle Forks of the Smith River. The first half-mile from the lower trailhead was burned over in the Panther Fire of 1996. Parts of the trail were burned over in the Panther Fire of 1996 and and the Biscuit Fire of 2002. The trail was last maintained in 2011.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Six Rivers National Forest
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.
