Jackpot Meadows Trail #492 via Pacific Crest Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,246 ft · 6 hr 11 min

Jackpot Meadows Trail #492 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 2,246 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,074 – 4,232 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22931, -121.69971
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Jackpot Meadows Trail #492 via Pacific Crest Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,246 ft · 6 hr 11 min

Elevation 3,073–4,231 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.22931, -121.69971

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  3. 4.1 miSharp right onto Forest Road 240, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miBear right onto Jackpot Meadows Trail #492, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 miReach Jackpot Meadows Trail #492, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miBear left onto Forest Road 240, heading SE.
  7. 1.3 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  8. 4.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 52°F41°
Precip50%Wind2 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 13% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 36% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 56°44° 42%
Sun 55°43° 58%
Mon 61°40° 28%
Tue 71°43°
Wed 77°52°
Thu 71°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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