Ochoco National Forest · Oregon
Kelsey
1.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 820C · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31
Trailhead Kelsey Trailhead Drive there
Kelsey Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
This is a free facility. · reservation required
This trailhead is located slightly west of Cottonwood Trailhead and Payten Trailhead . It provides access to the Kelsey Trail (#820C) , which connects to Black Canyon Trail (#820) within Black Canyon Wilderness . Keep a keen eye out for the trailhead because it is not well marked and there is limited roadside parking.
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Restrictions This is a Day-Use only facility. No overnight camping is permitted at trailheads or Sno-Parks on the Ochoco National Forest or Crooked River National Grassland.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Ochoco 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.
