Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area

Area	Southwest Oregon (Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest)
Best time to visit	May through July
Blooming Now	YES
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Dogs	PROHIBITED. Please respect this location by leaving your dog at home.

NOTE: The blue marker indicates the trailhead.

Description

The Nature Conservancy manages this botanical hot spot located near the California border. Of the 3,370 plant species in the state, nearly half are found in the Klamath and Siskiyou mountain region. The area includes the most diverse conifer forest in the world, with 14 species, many of which are found on Eight Dollar Mountain.

The varied elevations and aspects of Eight Dollar Mountain support outstanding examples of several serpentine soil communities and the heaviest concentration of rare plants in Oregon, including Waldo gentian, large-flowered rush-lily, western senecio, Oregon willow-herb and Howell's mariposa-lily. The preserve also contains western azalea thickets, chaparral and Jeffery pine forest, as well as bogs dominated by the carnivorous California pitcher plant and a tufted hairgrass wet meadow.

Directions

Take Highway 199 South from Grants Pass to Selma. Four miles from Selma (or five miles north of Cave Junction), turn west onto signed Eight Dollar Mountain Road.

The Nature Conservancy's preserve on the east side of the mountain can be accessed by turning west onto Gold Canyon Road, about 2.5 miles south of Selma off Highway 199. Follow the road for 0.3 mile, and park in the grass where the road T's (also look for a sign marked #622). An old road leads up the hill... hike up this old road to the preserve.

Trip Reports

Date	Submitted by
04/06/2024	Greg Lief
Reports from previous years
04/08/2023	Greg Lief
04/08/2019	Greg Lief
06/05/2018	Charlie Russell
04/24/2018	Greg Lief
04/08/2016	Greg Lief
04/01/2011	Rory Nichols
06/21/2008	Karen Phillips
05/10/2008	Karen Phillips
05/03/2008	Karen Phillips
03/29/2008	Leah
03/08/2008	Leah

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