Bear Basin Butte, California – Northwest Wildflowers

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Photo from USFS

Bear Basin Butte

Del Norte County, California

Six Rivers National Forest

Fees: none

Activity: hiking/walking

Elevation: 5000'-5300'

Current status (as of 3/31/25): not blooming

Notes: If you were to rent the cabin and lookout at the top of Bear Basin Butte, you'd get a key to unlock the gate, and you could drive right up. But since you probably didn't reserve the lookout, you'll have to walk up the road.

Peak wildflower bloom at Bear Basin Butte is typically from mid-May through June into mid-July, but there may be some flowers blooming from early May until the end of July.*

Typical year:

Info links:

US Forest Service

NWS weather forecast

Wildflowers in this area:

WildflowerSearch.org

iNaturalist observations

Consortium of PNW Herbaria

Featured plants: Lewisia cotyledon

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* The dates given on this Web site for each location's blooming season are only estimates and can vary from year to year. Weather conditions in the winter and spring can shift these dates by up to a month, especially in the mountains. For the latest updates, check the Oregon Wildflowers or PortlandHikers Facebook groups, or browse the most recent postings to iNaturalist or Instagram.