Cinnamon Trail, Kalama Horse Camp to Kalama Falls — Sunday, May. 9, 2021

Our intended destination was Kalama Falls starting from Kalama Horse Camp. We never made it to the falls. The trails are not well-marked in this area, and the instructions provided here are only helpful up to the primitive campsite,  so come prepare with your own map if you aren’t familiar with the area. We ended up hiking several miles on what was likely the Cinnamon Trail. We encountered two other hikers who also weren’t sure what trail they were on. We hiked until we encountered significant snow, probably around 4000’. Prior to that, the trail was in pretty good condition with just a few blow-downs and tiny patches of snow. On the drive out on FR 81, we noticed the turnout parking area for the shorter road version of the hike. We spoke to a family who had just returned from the falls and warned us of fresh cougar tracks in that area.