Little North Fork
Little North Fork Trail is a 13.1-mile trail in Klamath National Forest, California. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Klamath National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 41.3416° N, 123.1805° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 41.3764° N, 123.1799° W · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 13.1 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 12-20 percent |
| Typical tread width | 18-24 inches |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 5406 |
| Forest | Klamath National Forest (unit 0505) |
| States | California |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Trailheads
Little North Fork Trailhead No season published | 0.1 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.
Trails nearby
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedSrf 2026 Rx Implementation
19 mi from the trail midpoint · 500 acres
- PrescribedFive-6 Understory Rx
43 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedEw 10 Rx
43 mi from the trail midpoint
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Little North Fork Trail?
The Forest Service records 13.1 miles under this name in Klamath National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Little North Fork Trail?
Klamath National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Little North Fork Trail start?
The line begins at 41.3416° N, 123.1805° W and ends at 41.3764° N, 123.1799° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Little North Fork Trailhead, 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Little North Fork Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Little North Fork Trail?
Red Bank Campground (4 mi) is within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists it with the season each forest publishes.
How developed is the Little North Fork Trail?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Little North Fork Trail?
The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Little North Fork Trail?
Klamath National Forest, Forest Service unit 0505. The trail is in California.
Is there a fire near the Little North Fork Trail?
The interagency feed shows 3 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Srf 2026 Rx Implementation at 19 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named Little North Fork in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0505. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.