Steins Pillar
1.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 837 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31
Trailhead Steins Pillar Trailhead Drive there
Steins Pillar Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
This is a free facility. · reservation required
The parking area for this trail is accessed near the end of a windy and bumpy dirt road that climbs elevation steeply, so be sure your vehicle can handle the drive.
The trailhead itself provides access to Steins Pillar Trail (#837) , which allows visitors to get to the base of an intriguing rock feature and actually touch the erosional remnant if they desire.
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
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.
