“It was a singular place to travel through shut up in the earth, a sort of chasm, the little strip of grass under our feet, the rough walls of bare rock on either hand, and the narrow strip of sky above.” John C. Fremont’s description of High Rock Canyon, 1843
High Rock Canyon Wilderness remains unaltered from the days when John C. Fremont first mapped the adjacent High Rock Canyon, and thousands of emigrant wagon trains followed on the Applegate-Lassen Trail.
The Applegate-Lassen trail was one of the routes taken by settlers on their way to the west coast. It caught our attention last time we were down in Nevada and upon further research, the remains of the trail and the High Rock Canyon portion of it made its way onto our “must drive” list. The high rock canyon trail pretty much starts at Steven’s Camp.
Click here for more info on the actual camp!
Steven’s camp is located next to a spring and the building has little bunks and a fairly functional kitchen. It would have been an interesting place to spend the night! They even had real pit toilets! Jason and I had fun exploring the history of the little cabin and reading the humorous quips in the guestbook.
After spending some time exploring the camp, Jason and I decided to push onward and start the actual high rock canyon trail and see what it had to offer!
