Oregon hiking trails - Garfield Peak Trail, Southern Cascade Range, Klamath County

   
  There are numerous wilderness trails in Oregon, and each one is beautiful in its own way. Oregon has plenty of tremendous wilderness trails; one of them being Garfield Peak Trail in Klamath County. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Garfield Peak Trail in Klamath County, Oregon is just the place. The number of hiking trails in this region is not very high. The total elevation difference for Garfield Peak Trail is 1,122 feet which is about average. Oregon is a tremendous location for trekkers. Going for a backcountry
    trek here in Oregon is a nice idea. Sometimes this great outdoors trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This backpacking and hiking trail is a very short backpacking and hiking trail
with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous hiking trail for the average person looking for a tremendous adventure. Garfield Peak Trail is 3.4 miles long it's a short wilderness trail. Garfield Peak Trail usually gets a large amount of precipitation; November is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest of the months is July. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You spend the whole trek in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness trail. Garfield  
Peak Trail is not very right next door to Klamath Falls at all, but backcountry hiking it is fine pleasure any time. Trails like this one here in the Southern Cascade Range are a tremendous way to explore these mountains. This walk shouldn't take more than 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This great outdoors trail is not that long but it's always magnificent to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. All through the warmest time of the year at Garfield Peak Trail highs are usually in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows during the winter for Garfield Peak Trail tend to be in the 20's. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally.

Briefly about the general area:
If time allows, Crater Lake National Park is a national park worth taking a look at, and Munson Springs is always fun to check out. Camping is available at Sevenmile Marsh Campground, and close by you come across Eagle Cove.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Southern Cascade Range. A pleasant site to camp here at Garfield Peak Trail is Mazama Campground, and Garfield Peak Trail is a location with many visitors from Klamath Falls.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 42.9121, Longitude -122.1482
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 1122 feet


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 Trails Near Garfield Peak Trail:
Dutton Creek Trail, Klamath County County , 2 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 1080 feet elevation difference
Crater Peak Trail, Klamath County County , 3 miles away,  4.8 hiking miles, 838 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Garfield Peak Trail:
Mazama Campground, Klamath County, 3 miles away
Sevenmile Marsh Campground, Klamath County, 11 miles away
Diamond Lake RV Park, Chemult, 11 miles away
Crater Lake Campground RV Park, Fort Klamath, 14 miles away
Crater Lake Resort, Fort Klamath, 14 miles away
 National Parks Near Garfield Peak Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 1 miles away
Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake - CA , 67 miles away
 Hotels Near Garfield Peak Trail:
Super 8 Klamath Falls, Klamath Falls , 40 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn/Klamath Falls, Klamath Falls , 40 miles away
Econo Lodge Klamath Falls, Klamath Falls , 42 miles away
Quality Inn Klamath Falls, Klamath Falls , 42 miles away
Maverick Motel, Klamath Falls , 42 miles away

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