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Cold Spring Trail (Sky Lakes)

Klamath County, Oregon

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Fees: none

Activity: hiking

Elevation: 5850'-6140'

Current status (as of 2/8/26): not blooming

Notes: You can make this into a much longer hike by heading further north into the Sky Lakes Basin.

Peak wildflower bloom on the Cold Spring Trail is typically from mid-June through July into mid-August, but there may be some flowers blooming from early June until the end of August.*

Typical year:

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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.