Red Blanket Falls
Klamath County, Oregon
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Klamath County, Oregon
- Access status
- Unmaintained wilderness trail to a frontal view of the falls
- The walk
- No falls-only distance; the full hike to Stuart Falls is 8.9 miles round trip
- Ground & access
- Abandoned trail with rubble gully crossings, dozens of downed trees and thick brush; the tread is easy to lose at switchbacks and in boggy thickets. Burned forest. Not passable for horses.
Red Blanket Falls plunges 50 feet down a basalt face on Red Blanket Creek in the Sky Lakes Wilderness, just south of Crater Lake National Park. The Red Blanket Trail follows the park's southern boundary up the creek, but it is no longer maintained. After crossing several washed-out gullies and passing glimpses of Lower and Middle Red Blanket Falls, the trail reaches a frontal view of Red Blanket Falls, shortly before the junction with the Red Blanket Falls Trail. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Red Blanket Trailhead east of Prospect, up the unmaintained Red Blanket Trail along Red Blanket Creek in the Sky Lakes Wilderness
Oregon Hikers gives 8.9 miles round trip for the hike to Stuart Falls, which passes Red Blanket Falls on the way. No source gives the distance to Red Blanket Falls alone.
Abandoned trail with rubble gully crossings, dozens of downed trees and thick brush; the tread is easy to lose at switchbacks and in boggy thickets. Burned forest. Not passable for horses.
Where to start
Red Blanket Trailhead at the end of the road east of Prospect: from Prospect take Red Blanket Road, keep left on gravel FR 6205 (Matson Mill Road) for 4.0 miles, bear right at the seasonal road closure sign, and drive 7.8 miles to the end of the road.
Timing & water
The access road is closed to vehicles December 1 to April 15 and may not be cleared of fallen trees until well after snowmelt. Oregon Hikers lists late spring to mid-fall. The falls flow all year.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned. Wilderness rules apply.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Red Blanket Falls
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Stuart Falls Hike
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Stuart Falls Hike
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Stuart Falls Hike
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Stuart Falls Hike
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Red Blanket Trailhead
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Red Blanket Trailhead
- Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Red Blanket Trailhead
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Stuart FallsUnmaintained wilderness trail to a camp at the fallsKlamath County, OR0.9 miNE
- Annie FallsRoadside picnic area view into the canyon; partial view through trees52 ft (16 m) · Klamath County, OR6.0 miE
- Duwee Falls98 ft (30 m) · Klamath County, OR6.4 miNE
- Ranger FallsKlamath County, OR7.7 miS
- Seven Lakes FallsKlamath County, OR7.7 miS
- Bailey FallsKlamath County, OR7.8 miS
Vidae FallsPartial guide: roadside falls on East Rim Drive, which closes each winter and has a construction closure listed115 ft (35 m) · Klamath County, OR9.1 miNE
Plaikni FallsNormal road access closedKlamath County, OR12 miNE
Mill Creek FallsScenic area trail to a clifftop view documented173 ft (52.7 m) · Jackson County, OR14 miW