Modoc National Forest

Modoc National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National Forests

Address: 800 W 12th St
Alturas, CA 96101
Phone: 530-233-5811;
Fax: 530-233-8719;
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc
Size: 1,979,407 acres.
Location: Northeastern corner of California. Accessible by US 299 and 395; CA 139. Nearby cities/towns include Adin, Alturas, Canby, Cedarville, and Tulelake.
Facilities: Campgrounds, dispersed camping, boat launches, picnic sites, trails (175 miles), scenic drives.
Activities: Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking, wild horse viewing, horseback riding, hang gliding, rock hounding, cross-country and downhill skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing.
Special Features: Mountains, pine forests and meadows, lakes, streams, rugged canyons, wetlands, lava beds, and high desert plateaus. Points of interest include Happy Camp and Sugar Hill Lookouts with panoramic views and exhibits of Forest Service history; stone circles, rock piles, and petroglyphs revealing 10,000 years of Native American occupation; tree carvings (arborglyphs) made by Basque shepherds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; abandoned homesteads of early settlers.

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