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| | Sucker Creek Trail is located a pretty long journey from Grants Pass, but it is an enjoyable location to backcountry hike. Backcountry hiking here in Oregon is a fine way to spend some time. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Sucker Creek Trail in Josephine County, Oregon is a glorious pick. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 7 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. The length of this great outdoors trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles |
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which makes it a perfect backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in great shape. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. With its 8.2 miles of walking distance it's an average length backpacking and hiking trail. There
| | are so many fine great outdoors hiking trails for backcountry trekking in Oregon; Sucker Creek Trail in Josephine County is one of them. All the water falling down from the sky makes Sucker Creek Trail a wet place; December is the month that gets the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Each great outdoors hiking trail in Oregon is scenic in its own way. These great outdoors trails here in the Klamath Mountains are an outstanding way to explore these hills. Sucker Creek Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking | |
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at an in and out backcountry trek. For the duration of the months of summer at Sucker Creek Trail highs are mostly in the 80's with night lows in the 40's. All through the winter highs are commonly in the 40's with temperatures at Sucker Creek Trail dipping down into the 30's throughout
winter nights. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is a long great outdoors trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Backcountry hiking in Oregon is such an outstanding thing
to do. This backpacking and hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backpacking and hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Sucker Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,978 feet which is about
average. This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood.
Briefly about the general area:
Visiting Oregon Caves National Monument is just something you need to do if you haven't yet, and Horse Spring is always fun to check out. This
spot is peerless, just explore all the exciting stuff to do close to Sucker Creek Trail. Near Sucker Creek Trail you locate Fehley Gulch which is a great location to stop at, and why not camp at West Branch Campground if you're here at Sucker Creek Trail.
All year is a pleasant
time in the Klamath Mountains if you love the outdoors. Matz Draw is a wonderful local stream, and Sucker Creek Trail is not far at all from Grants Pass. Places like Phantom Meadows are great to check out; Cedar Spring is a beautiful spot to stop by while you're at Sucker Creek
Trail. A glorious place for whitewater paddling in close proximity to Sucker Creek Trail is Elk Creek.
Life's too short to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Klamath Mountains. Looking for some flowing water? Try Thirteenmile Creek, and Elkhorn Prairie is a beautiful spot any
time of year. If you came for an overnight stay Klamath RV Park is a glorious site to camp, and you can run the rapids of Indian Creek Klamath Tributary.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 42.0351, Longitude -123.4079
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 8.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1978 feet
Riverside Inn, Grants Pass
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21 miles away
As the largest hotel on the Rogue River-Riverside Inn resort and conference center is a preferred location for lodging needs in the area. The Inn boasts spacious guestrooms -all of them with private b...
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Holiday Inn Express GRANTS PASS, Grants Pass
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22 miles away
The Holiday Inn Express Grants Pass is conveniently located at the junction of Interstate 5 and the Redwood Hwy (Hwy 199). Our lodging offers you easy access to Rogue River thrills, antique shopping, ...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Grants Pass, Oregon
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Sucker Creek Trail, Klamath Mountains, Josephine County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Sucker Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Sucker Creek Trail:
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Boundary Trail, Josephine County
County
, 1 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 1741 feet elevation difference |
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Green Valley Trail, Josephine County
County
, 2 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 810 feet elevation difference |
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East Fork Sucker Creek Trail, Josephine County
County
, 2 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3375 feet elevation difference |
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Limestone Trail, Josephine County
County
, 4 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2926 feet elevation difference |
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Lake Mountain Trail, Josephine County
County
, 4 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1760 feet elevation difference |
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Bolan Lake Trail, Josephine County
County
, 5 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 563 feet elevation difference |
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Oregon Caves Trail, Josephine County
County
, 5 miles away, 5.7 hiking miles, 1673 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Sucker Creek Trail:
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Indian Creek Klamath Tributary, Siskiyou County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III - 7.6 miles long (confluence South and East Fork to Klamath River) |
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Elk Creek, Siskiyou County
County
, 14 miles away, Class I-IV - 5 miles long (Elk Creek Road to Klamath River) |
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Klamath River, Siskiyou County
County
, 16 miles away, Class III - 36 miles long (Sarah Totten Campground to Happy Camp) |
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Klamath River, Siskiyou County
County
, 17 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 18 miles long (Happy Camp to Coon Creek) |
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Trace Creek, Siskiyou County
County
, 18 miles away, Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Bear Pen Creek to Klamath River) |
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| | Hotels Near Sucker Creek Trail:
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Riverside Inn, Grants Pass
, 21 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express GRANTS PASS, Grants Pass
, 22 miles away |
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Best Western Grants Pass Inn, Grants Pass
, 22 miles away |
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Sweet Breeze Inn, Grants Pass
, 23 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Grants Pass, Grants Pass
, 23 miles away |
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22 miles away
