About this campground
This trailhead provides access to: Grasshopper Mountain Trail #3569 McBee Trail #3523 Chucksney Mountain Trail #3306 See Trail page for more information.
Getting there
From Blue River, OR, travel 4 miles east on Highway 126 and turn right onto Forest Road 19 (Aufderheide). Continue right at the Y junction for 3 miles to the top of Cougar Reservoir. At the reservoir, continue south on Forest Road 19 for 26 miles and turn right (west) into Box Canyon Horse Camp and Box Canyon Trailhead by the water troughs.
Activities
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- HORSE CAMPING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- BOX CANYON GUARD STATION CABINWillamette National Forest0 mi
- Roaring Ridge South TrailheadWillamette National Forest2 mi
- ROARING RIVER (GROUP)Willamette National Forest3 mi
- FRISSELL CROSSING CAMPGROUNDWillamette National Forest4 mi
- Gander Lake TrailheadWillamette National Forest8 mi
- RED DIAMOND CAMPGROUNDWillamette National Forest8 mi
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Box Canyon Trailhead doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Oregon campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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