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Recreation Region: Klamath Ranger District

Badger Lake Trail #3759

The Badger Lake Trail provides access to Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 and Sky Lakes Wilderness from Fourmile Lake. From Fourmile Lake the 5.2-mile trail enters Sky Lakes Wilderness and heads north to Badger Lake then on to Long Lake before ending at the Pacific Crest Trail.

On a clear day this trail offers views of Mt. McLoughlin. The Pacific Crest Trail offers opportunities for loop options with trails in the area.

Badger Lake Trail also junctions with the north terminus of Rye Spur Trail at Fourmile Lake.

This trail is open for the following uses: hiking, horse riding.

Specific Trail Information

Trail Type

Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.

General Information

11/15

Treat all non-potable water before consuming

Wilderness regulations apply within Sky Lakes Wilderness.

Front of the Klamath Ranger District building

Address: 2819 Dahlia Street Suite A Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Phone: (541) 883-6714
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)

Getting There

Directions

Fourmile Lake Trailhead

Fourmile Lake Trailhead is located one hour northwest of Klamath Falls, Oregon. 
From Klamath Falls, OR take Oregon Highway 140 west toward Medford, Oregon, for approximately 33 miles and then turn right onto Forest Service (FS) Road 3661. Fourmile Lake Trailhead is located at the end of FS Road 3661, next to the Fourmile Lake Campground.

Additional Information

Operated By

Forest Service

Recreation Opportunities

Last updated August 11, 2025