Near Macdoel in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Yreka Trail - No Water
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, June 19, 2020
1. Yreka Trail - No Water Marker
-James Baron, Aug 9, 1855
Erected 2012 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number Y-4.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Trails West Inc., and the Yreka Trail series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 9, 1855.
Location. 41° 45.94′ N, 121° 51.683′ W. Marker is near Macdoel, California, in Siskiyou County. Marker is on Red Rock Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macdoel CA 96058, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Yreka Trail - One Very Steep Stony Hill (approx. 4.8 miles away); Yreka Trail - Over Rocky Roads (approx. 5.2 miles away); Yreka Trail - Quite Stony Today (approx. 5.3 miles away); Yreka Trail - Quite a Stream (approx. 7.1 miles away); Yreka Trail - Willow Springs (approx. 7.2 miles away); Yreka Trail - Out of Danger (approx. 8.2 miles away); Yreka Trail - Up Butte Creek
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More about this marker. This marker is part of the 1854 trail split from the original 1852 route. This 1854 section of the trail was an easier route than the 1852 route as it passed through Red Rock Valley. If you look closely behind the fence in the near distance, you will see a small swale with rocks piled on either side which is an original section of the trail.
Regarding Yreka Trail - No Water. Trails West, Inc. sells a driving guidebook titled A Guide to the Yreka Trail which provides maps and additional history on the Yreka Trail as it passed through designated marker locations. Purchasing this guidebook prior to visiting the Yreka Trail markers is highly encouraged to gain a better experience of the history of this historic trail.
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, June 19, 2020
2. Yreka Trail - No Water Marker
View of marker with 1854 trail remnant located behind the fence line.
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, June 19, 2020
3. Yreka Trail - No Water Marker
Looking at a small swale of an original 1854 Yreka Trail remnant as it heads west (on private property behind the fence and near marker Y-4).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 20, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. 2. submitted on June 22, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. 3. submitted on June 20, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
