Oregon hiking trails - Chetco Peak Trail, Coast Ranges, Curry County

   
  Backcountry trails for backcountry hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and among these are Chetco Peak Trail in Curry County. Put on your backcountry trekking shoes, and hit the great outdoors trail, Chetco Peak Trail in Curry County, Oregon is just the site. Backcountry hiking in Oregon is a glorious idea. This is a region covered with lots of hiking trails. This great outdoors hiking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
    With its 18.8 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many backpacking and hiking trails. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. Every wilderness trail in Oregon has its own character. Backpacking here in the Coast Ranges is a really splendid way
to spend quality time in the outdoors. It's a long tour from Crescent City North to Chetco Peak Trail, but what a wonderful site for backcountry trekking it is. Chetco Peak Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Chetco Peak Trail has a total elevation difference of 860 feet which is lower than average. Summer at Chetco Peak Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 60's while nighttime lows are regularly in the 50's. For the duration of the winter  
the highs are regularly in the 50's, and nighttime lows through the winter for Chetco Peak Trail tend to be in the 40's. There's not much difference in elevation along the backpacking and hiking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backpacking and hiking trail. Of course, this is an overnight hike, 3 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Backpacking in Oregon is such a wonderful thing to do. This great outdoors trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. A good deal of precipitation falls at Chetco Peak Trail; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain; July on the other hand is the driest.

Briefly about the general area:
Why not camp at Meadow Creek Campground while you're here at Chetco Peak Trail; you don't have to go far to enjoy Siskiyou National Forest. So many cool things in the Coast Ranges, just astonishing. A quick tour to Fresno Creek in the neighborhood of Chetco Peak Trail is a great idea, and don't leave Chetco Peak Trail without first paying a visit to Submarine Hole.
Red Mountain Prairie is a magnificent place here at Chetco Peak Trail, and Illinois River has a brilliant whitewater paddling spot close by. You feel that's sufficient? Just getting warmed up. If you don't mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Smith River - North Fork, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Limber Camp Spring. Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable things in the Coast Ranges. Doe Gap is a delightful site to spend some time at; Shelly Creek Campground is a fine local campground.
It's a great idea to visit Madstone Creek, it's close to Chetco Peak Trail; a great location like Frantz Meadow here at Chetco Peak Trail is too tremendous to miss.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 42.1817, Longitude -123.9969
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Total in and out hiking length = 18.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 8.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 860 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Chetco Peak Trail.
 Trails Near Chetco Peak Trail:
Upper Chetco Trail, Curry County County , 6 miles away, 16.7 hiking miles, 3391 feet elevation difference
Chetco Divide Trail, Curry County County , 7 miles away, 14.5 hiking miles, 2742 feet elevation difference
Packsaddle Trail, Curry County County , 12 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 1548 feet elevation difference
Elk Camp Ridge Trail, Del Norte County County , 12 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 2616 feet elevation difference
Illinois River Trail, Josephine County County , 13 miles away,  33.2 hiking miles, 3879 feet elevation difference
Eagle Creek Trail, Curry County County , 14 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 1632 feet elevation difference
French Hill Trail, Del Norte County County , 16 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 2021 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Chetco Peak Trail:
Meadow Creek Campground, Josephine County, 14 miles away
Shelly Creek Campground, Del Norte County, 14 miles away
Cedar Rustic Campground, Del Norte County, 16 miles away
Twin Pines Cafe and RV, O Brien, 16 miles away
Shady Bend RV and Mobile Park, Gasquet, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near Chetco Peak Trail:
Smith River - North Fork, Del Norte County County , 12 miles away, Class III-V - 13 miles long (Low Divide Road to Gasquet)
Illinois River, Josephine / Curry County County , 15 miles away, Class IV(V) - 31 miles long (Miami Bar to Oak Flat)
Smith River - Middle Fork, Del Norte County County , 15 miles away, Class II-V - 22 miles long (6 Miles Above Patrick Creek to South Fork Road)
Illinois River, Josephine County County , 18 miles away, Class II-III - 17 miles long (Highway 199 to Miami Bar)
Hurdygurdy Creek, Del Norte County County , 21 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Bear Basin Road to Big Flat Road)
 National Parks Near Chetco Peak Trail:
Oregon Caves National Monument, Cave Junction - OR , 22 miles away
Redwood National and State Parks, Crescent City - CA , 25 miles away
 Hotels Near Chetco Peak Trail:
Best Western Beachfront Inn, Brookings , 23 miles away
Wild Rivers Motor Lodge, Brookings , 24 miles away
WESTWARD INN, Brookings , 25 miles away
Anchor Beach Inn, Crescent City , 25 miles away
Pacific Sunset Inn, Brookings , 25 miles away
 Lakes Near Chetco Peak Trail
Valen Lake, Curry County , 5 miles away

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