Sturgis Fork
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.8 mi
Distance
662 ft
Gain
37 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Sturgis Fork
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 662 ft
- Elevation loss
- 662 ft
- Highest point
- 5,529 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,083 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
Source for bikes, horses: USGS National Digital Trails
About this trail
Sturgis Fork is a short out-and-back trail in Oregon managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 682 feet of elevation over 0.84 miles.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 5,529 ft
- Total climbing
- 662 ft
- Total descent
- 662 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 32% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Wild Rivers Ranger District · Ranger district
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Wild Rivers Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Illinois Falls Trail Bridge Closure
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Illinois River Road Seasonal Restrictions
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Elk CreekHiking1.1 mi
- Lake Mountain/Bigelow Lakes TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Mt. Elijah Tie TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Grayback CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
- Sucker CreekCanoeing6 mi
- Bolan Lake CgCamping6.3 mi
- Chinquapin Group CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- Chinquapinn CampCamping6.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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