Boulder Creek
Yellowleaf Iris
(Iris chrysophylla)
Moderate (to Pine Bench viewpoint)
5.5-mile loop
800 feet elevation gain
Open all year
Use: hikers, horses
Moderate (to Boulder Creek)
8.9-mile loop
1100 feet elevation gain
One of Oregon’s few official wilderness areas that’s hikable in winter, the Boulder Creek valley features a plateau forested with stately ponderosa pines—a rarity west of the Cascades.
To drive here from . . .
This chapter is an excerpt from 100 Hikes: Southern Oregon