From Reedsport drive on 13.5 miles north on US 101 to the Siltcoos Lake trailhead, located opposite the Siltcoos Beach Access Road. You can still see evidence of the 1930s logging practice of cutting springboard notches to hold planks for tree fallers. The lake offers year-round fishing although bank fishing is sparse. Trees dating back to the1930s provide dense canopy overhead.
Hikers can explore the monster cedar snag, stumps and valley floor marshes.
Halfway to the lake, the trail divides to form a loop and leads to two campsite areas equipped with primitive toilets, tables and campfire rings. Both campsites are accessible by boat or allow you to put in a raft. The south loop leads to a lakeside campsite and the north loop to a group of five lakeside campsites.