The Pacific Crest Trail is a national gem that we get to have in our very own backyard! Join George, our Conservation Director, for a moderate 4-6 mile hike on the PCT in the Soda Mountain Wilderness Area to enjoy the old-growth forests and sweeping views of the Siskiyou Crest from the trail!
Join us for our 5-day, 4-night, raft-supported hike of the Rogue River Trail! Cover 40 miles with ease as ARTA boats carry your gear and you get to enjoy the peace of the wild.
Join us for this moderate 6-mile hike into the McDonald Peak Roadless Area to connect with your roadless public lands, learn more about how the Roadless Rule has worked to successfully protect places like this, and take ACTION with us to stand up against the rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule.
Join KS Wild staffer Isaak Oliansky on a beautiful 4-mile hike exploring a seldom-seen corner of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. This hike is rated moderately difficult and is recommended for experienced hikers only.
Join us for a 5-day, 4-night raft-supported hike on the world-renowned Rogue River Trail this spring in partnership with ARTA River Trips!
Explore the darlingtonia fens, see spring wildflowers in action, and learn more about the mining proposals that are threatening this special botanical hotspot.
Join us for our 5-day, 4-night, raft-supported hike of the Rogue River Trail! Cover 40 miles with ease as ARTA boats carry your gear and you get to enjoy the peace of the wild.
Enjoy a beautiful walk through the Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area along the Illinois River to admire the spring wildflowers and learn more about current mining proposals that are threatening this very special place. RSVP required.
Join KS Wild's Conservation Director on a 3 mile hike through the old-growth forests and meadows on Green Springs Mountain just a half an hour east of Ashland. Known for its diversity and expansive views, this hike is rated moderate to easy.
The BLM is barreling ahead with their plans to log the old-growth forest stands in its Last Chance project just east of the community of Sunny Valley, Oregon. We invite you to join us for 1 of 2 public groundtruthing field days this fall. Click to learn more.
The BLM is barreling ahead with their plans to log the old-growth forest stands in its Last Chance project just east of the community of Sunny Valley, Oregon. We invite you to join us for 1 of 2 public groundtruthing field days this fall. Click to learn more.
Join Rogue Riverkeeper Program Manager Frances Oyung on this moderately difficult hike to look at the river's path through a volcanic layer and a well-established Douglas fir forest.
Experience the Klamath-Siskiyou backwoods on this day trip to summit Mt Eddy in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This trail is rated DIFFICULT—with an elevation gain of 2,500' over 8 miles—so please take the conditions into consideration when deciding to sign up.
Hike along a small section of the Pacific Crest Trail that is known for having a beautiful wildflower bloom every July. We will explore around one of our favorite geologic features - Big Red Mountain - and enjoy views of Pilot Rock, Mt. McLoughlin, and the Rogue Valley below on this moderate 6-7 mile hike.
Our guided raft-supported hike is the most comfortable way to experience the Rogue River Trail. You hike with a daypack while the rafts shuttle all our gear. ARTA’s friendly guides provide delicious meals and water along the trail. Join us on this amazing adventure!
This trip has been filled! Check out our second trip on May 26-30 for openings.
Hey, nature lovers: Are you ready to immerse yourself in the world of wildflowers? Join us for our annual wildflower hike at Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area! This is not just any hike—it’s a chance to dive into the stunning serpentine plant communities that make this area so special!
Join our Conservation Director, George Sexton, on a five mile hike through towering old-growth forests along the Upper Rogue River in the High Cascades Ranger District. He will lead you through a beautifully in tact forested ecosystem close to the Upper Rogue River where the wildflowers will be blooming and the wildlife will be awakening.
Join us for a natural history walk while we discuss the functions and threats to floodplains, water quality concerns in Little Butte Creek & the Rogue River, and we will do some basic birding and botanizing. The walk will also include oak woodland habitat and chaparral with views of Upper Table Rock.
Bag a peak with KS Wild! Haleigh will lead you on this 9-mile trek to the top of Stein Butte at over 4,000' elevation to enjoy sweeping views of the Siskiyou Crest from the nearby Red Buttes and Grayback Mountain across the state line into northern California.
Join KS Wild staffer Haleigh and KS Wild friend Eric for a day wandering around the Upper Rogue River forests in search of any and all mushrooms to identify and learn about. Eric, a certified fungiphile, is excited to teach you all about the mushrooms—big and small, edible and poisonous—that grow in the wet forests surrounding the Upper Rogue River.
Join Rogue Riverkeeper Program Manager Frances Oyung and Rogue River Watershed Council staff as we tour the completed floodplain reconnection project on Bear Creek near Lynn Newbry park.
Join Rogue Riverkeeper on this ride along the Bear Creek Greenway path, upstream towards Table Rock Road, stopping along the way to look for spawning salmon.
Join KS Wild staff on this walk to look for Chinook salmon returning home to spawn in the Applegate River.
Join us for a relatively easy off-trail hike through a little known old-growth forest and meadows in the Hyatt Lake area.
Explore along the Upper Rogue River at McGregor Park with Rogue Riverkeeper’s Frances Oyung as we look for spawning Chinook salmon and follow the paths through a riparian forest starting to show its fall colors.
Hike along a small portion of the Pacific Crest Trail around one of our favorite geologic features - Big Red Mountain.
Explore the backcountry around Soda Mountain with former Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument resident and current KS Wild employee Isaak Oliansky. This ride will take place entirely on public lands (none of which are wilderness designated).
This popular hike is an out-and-back route to the Boundary Springs, tucked away in the northern part of Crater Lake National Park, where waters of the Rogue River bursts forth from volcanic soils. Enjoy this moderate 5-mile round-trip hike where the Rogue River feels more like a creek. This is a beautiful trail with a couple of cascading waterfalls and a lush riparian zone set against the backdrop of an intact post-fire forest.
Join Harry Fuller in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument in search of the Great Gray Owl. Space is limited so reserve your spot now.
This walk will be approx. 1 mile out and back, mostly flat (2 mi. round trip), on a paved path and an unpaved trail along the Bear Creek Greenway from near Pine St. to Table Rock Rd. We will visit a small pond used by Western Pond Turtles. This species has recently been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act
Hike to the widest girthed Douglas fir tree known to exist in Oregon and summit Mt. Elijah for National Hiking Day!
