Southern Oregon Intertie Trail

Antler Camp is located 50 minutes southwest of Silver Lake, Oregon. Besides horseback riding, there are opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, and photography in this rugged mountain setting.

The undeveloped campground offers five camping sites that are large enough for a horse trailer, and the loop makes it convenient to maneuver a trailer. Other amenities include a vault toilet, potable water (hand pump), a hitching rail, and corrals.

You can ride your horse on the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 about eight miles to Yamsay Mountain, one of Oregon’s highest 100 peaks, and enjoy the wide-open skies covering the timbered mountains. From Yamsay, it’s about six more miles to Silver Creek Marsh Camp .

This highly used campground is ideally located right on the Chewaucan River, 20 minutes south of Paisley, Oregon. Chewaucan Crossing Trailhead, within the campground, accesses Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 a multi-use trail, and a challenging trek in both directions as hikers must climb out of the river canyon. You can hike, mountain bike, or horseback ride north to Yamsay Mountain or south to Cox Pass. A pedestrian bridge crosses the river and links to the trail.

There are many fishing opportunities for rainbow and brook trout. The site is surrounded by a high desert, pine, and juniper setting. Amenities include a vault toilet, parking area, adequate trailer turnaround, horse corrals, and each of the five campsites has a picnic table and fire ring.

Alert : There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. Remember to “pack it in, pack it out.”

Provides accesses to : Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 - Middle Segment which is open to hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. There is no trail connection south to Mill Trailhead due to land ownership issues. Situated on top of a large butte, Cox Pass is an open meadow surrounded by Ponderosa pine trees. The trailhead affords a memorable view of Abert Rim.

Amenities include a parking area, one vault toilet, dispersed camping and signage at the access point to the Fremont National Recreation Trail. Parking area is adequate for trailer turnaround.

There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. Trail and parking area maintained during open season.

At 35 minutes southeast of Silver Lake, Oregon, Farm Well Horse Camp is conveniently located along the Fremont National Recreation Trail . Farm Well offers five campsites, picnic tables, camp fire rings, one vaulted toilet, horse corrals, and room to maneuver a horse trailer.

The forest-mountain setting affords views of farm and range land as well as a great vista of Hager Mountain. The cone-shaped single peak dominates the landscape and the look-out tower is visible atop the 7,200 foot pinnacle. Wildlife you may spy at Farm Well and connecting trails include deer, songbirds, hawks, and bald and golden eagles.

It’s about a three mile ride from Farm Well to the Hager Mountain Lookout . This summit rewards riders with a panoramic view, including the Cascades to the west and Mount Shasta to the south. You can keep riding to Thompson Reservoir (five more miles), a popular fishing destination. Trout are stocked in the reservoir on a regular basis. This reservoir was created in 1921 and provides water for more than 2,700 acres of irrigated land.

There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water.

Provides access to Fremont National Recreation Trail from the day use area. This multi-use trail features hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding opportunities for miles. Less than a half mile beyond the day use area on a primitive road lies the Fremont Point Cabin , available by reservation only.

Located right on the edge of Winter Rim 55 minutes southeast of Paisley, Oregon, The Fremont Point Day Use Area offers a dramatic, windswept landscape with commanding views. Mesmerizing vistas include Summer Lake, the Great Basin and distant mountain ranges. Perched on a vertical rocky overlook at over 7,000 feet in elevation, this open, sagebrush setting is an ideal place for a scenic picnic or quiet afternoon.

Amenities include a picnic table and vaulted toilet. There is no potable water. Visitors need to bring an adequate supply of water.

Provides access to : Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 which is open to hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Many hikers and horseback riders trek out and back or connect to the south fork of Crooked Creek Trail.

Just like its name suggests, there is an old saw mill historic site about one mile from the Mill Trailhead. There is an interpretive sign onsite that details the history. In addition to a parking area this site offers dispersed camping.

There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. Trail and parking area maintained during open season.

Please practice Leave No Trace principals.

Provides access to : Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 - Middle Segment a portion of the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160.

Located 50 minutes south of Paisley, Oregon, the Moss Pass trailhead is open to hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers. At 6250 feet in elevation this trailhead affords pretty views of Steens Mountain and Mount Shasta.

Amenities are limited but dispersed camping is permitted and there are picnic tables available. There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. There are four parking spurs, a drive through turnaround, and signed trail directions at this trailhead.

Provides access to : Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 – Northern Segment . Trailhead is within Silver Creek Marsh Developed Campground .

Silver Creek Marsh Trailhead is located 30 minutes southwest of Silver Lake, Oegon. This spacious, timbered trailhead offers pastoral meadow and marsh views, as well as access to miles of wilderness trails.

You can enjoy bird watching, fishing, hiking and horseback riding from Silver Creek Marsh. For horses, visitors will find large corrals with about six stalls that can accommodate 10-12 horses. There are also five hitching rails.

Provides access to : Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 - Southern Segment and the Crane Mountain National Recreation Trail #161 . The junction of these trails is located approximately 1/2 trail mile west of the trailhead.

This alpine setting is characterized by large ponderosa pines and stands of aspen trees, which blaze golden every fall. The trail bobs and weaves along Crooked Creek, crossing the creek at various points. This trailhead also accesses the Drake-McDowell Roadless Area, an opportunity for cross country hiking and pure adventure.

Hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding are recreational pursuits on both trails. Amenities at the trailhead include horse corrals, one vault toilet, ample parking with trailer turnaround, and trail signage.

This trailhead offers dispersed camping and one vaulted toilet. There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water.

Trail and parking area maintained during open season.

Provides access to : Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 - Southern Segment .

Visitors can hike, mountain bike or ride horses from Swale and access the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 which connects to the north end of the Drake-McDowell Roadless Area.

This trailhead is located one hour five minutes northeast of Lakeview, Oregon, and is a primitive and quiet trailhead. The site offers a parking area that is adequate for trailer turnaround, and there are also signed trail directions.

There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. Trail and parking area maintained during open season.

Vee Lake Trailhead/Campground is a ending point for the southern segment Fremont National Recreation Trail in the North Warner Mountains. The trailhead is located one hour 15 minutes northeast of Lakeview, Oregon. The site overlooks Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge on the edge of the high desert.

The trailhead offers two camping sites and one vault toilet that are maintained during the open season.

The mixed forest features ponderosa pine, white fir, and some aspen stands. Vee Lake is stocked with rainbow trout, and there is a launch for electric motor boats and canoes. One unique feature of Vee Lake is an earthen, man-made dam on which one can walk around.