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Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

11470 OR-66 · Ashland, OR

Why you should go…

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is Bureau of Land Management public land in the mountains southeast of Ashland, reached from I-5 via Highway 66 or Dead Indian Memorial Road. Visitors hike day trails near Green Springs and Pilot Rock, walk or ride stock on the Pacific Crest Trail, camp at Hyatt Lake Campground (Memorial Day through Labor Day, reservable on recreation.gov) and ski the Buck Prairie Nordic trails in winter. Technical climbing is allowed only on Pilot Rock and is closed February 1 to July 30 for nesting peregrine falcons. The contact station beside the Green Springs Inn on Highway 66 is open year-round and staffed on summer weekends.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

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