Modoc National  Forest in California State

Modoc National Forest

The Modoc National Forest is filled with green mountain slopes, and well-kept trails that traverse high mountain ridges.

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Modoc National Forest Details

The Modoc National Forest is filled with green mountain slopes, and well-kept trails that traverse high mountain ridges. The forest is over 1.5 million acres in size, and has near mythical areas that still produce wild horses; the most well-known area is the Devil's Garden Plateau Wildhorse Territory. Visitors to the forest will not want to miss the Mill Creek Falls, which are less than a half mile walk from the Mill Creek Falls Campground.

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Nearby Points of Interest Around Modoc National Forest

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25.6 mi away

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park

This is not the most easily accessible state park in California, since you will need a boat in order to visit.

26.9 mi away

Lava Beds National Monument

A half-million years of eruptions from the Medicine Lake Volcano formed the landscape of this monument.

28.9 mi away

Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge includes a stunning 20,000 acres of open water, and 26,000 acres of juniper, upland bunchgrass, and low sagebrush surrounding the water.

30.5 mi away

Tule Lake National Monument

The Tule Lake National Monument includes both the Tule Lake Segregation Center, the largest and most controversial of the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

33.1 mi away

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge

The Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, close to the Oregon border, stretches across 39,116 acres of the Tule Lake basin.