Place closure
No recurring date-based closure of Poker Flat Trailhead is published. Remote Horse Camp / Cook and Green corridor and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Trailhead
Poker Flat Trailhead
Red Buttes Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, California
About this place
Poker Flat Trailhead begins on Forest Service Trail 5233; the Kelly Lake–Poker Flat Trail reaches Kelly Lake and the Red Buttes interior
The approach uses narrow mountain roads; check snow, washouts, and current Klamath alerts.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
High Red Buttes routes and remote Oregon-side forest roads are commonly snowbound into late spring or summer and can close after wildfire, storms, washouts, or fallen treesSeasonal access
Remote Horse Camp / Cook and Green corridor: Use the signed Poker Flat Trailhead access in Red Buttes Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, California. Use Forest Service Trail 958 and verify the final Oregon forest roads, gate, parking, and vehicle clearance before relying on Horse Camp for a California itinerary. High Red Buttes routes and remote Oregon-side forest roads are commonly snowbound into late spring or summer and can close after wildfire, storms, washouts, or fallen trees.
Before driving
Check Klamath and Rogue River–Siskiyou conditions and verify the exact Horse Camp road, gate, parking, snow, and fire status before travel.
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- Latitude
- 41.913235° N
- Longitude
- 123.512832° W