The Top 20 Attractions in Modoc National Forest
There are plenty of places to see and visit in Modoc National Forest. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Modoc National Forest is a region where 20
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
Last updated: November 6, 2025
Fern Cave
Highlight • Cave
Walking across the unshaded scrubland, it's hard to believe there are lush landscapes in the lava tubes just underground. Take a short spur off of Lyons Trail to see down …
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Hopkins Chocolate Cave
Highlight • Cave
Hopkins Chocolate Cave is one of the most challenging caves in the park. There is one passage that is less than 3 feet high, and deeper areas of the cave …
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Sunshine Cave
Highlight • Cave
Sunshine Cave is a moderately challenging cave to explore, with rough paths and low ceilings. The cave gets its name from two collapsed roof sections that let in sunlight. Travel …
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Applegate-Lassen Trail | Fandango Pass Summit
Highlight • Mountain Pass
The strategic pass is today a starting point of several trails along the crest, and junction of historic pioneer emigrant trails, incl the Applegate-Lassen Trail
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Sentinel Cave (lower entrance)
Highlight • Cave
Sentinel Cave connects all the way through from the upper entrance to a lower entrance. The main path through the cave is among the least challenging in the Lava Beds …
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Captain Jack's Stronghold
Highlight • Historical Site
The Modoc Chief Kintpuash (aka "Captain Jack") took advantage of the rough terrain natural rock formations here to stage a defensive fortification in his effort to hold off white settlers …
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Hercules Leg Cave
Highlight • Cave
Hercules Leg Cave is one of the most challenging excursions in the park. Experienced cavers can travel through passages under 2.5 feet high to connect to an exit at Juniper …
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Blue Lake Road
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Excellent paved new road climbing gently with increasingly great views and greenery from Jess Valley near Likely to the idyllic lake in the forested southern Warner Mountains. There it connects …
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Cedar Creek Trailhead
Highlight • Trail
The Cedar Creek Trail follows an unused forest service road along a path traveled for centuries by native people and settlers in wagon trains. Pick up an interpretive brochure at …
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Wildflowers on Summit Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Wildflowers bloom in the spring and early summer at high elevations along the Summit Trail.
Your eyes might be drawn to colorful Indian Paintbrushes or spiny thistles, while your nose …
Your eyes might be drawn to colorful Indian Paintbrushes or spiny thistles, while your nose …
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South Fork Pit River bridge - Old Blue Lake Road
Highlight • Bridge
One of only two bridges providing access to the shores of West Valley Reservoir, this unpaved road is good for the first 3 miles til the turnoff to the reservoir …
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