Canyon Creek

California

California

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0.6 mi

Distance

594 ft

Gain

22 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Plumas National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
594 ft
Elevation loss
594 ft
Highest point
4,931 ft
Lowest point
4,798 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Canyon Creek is a 1.1-mile out-and-back trail in California with 594 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,931 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,825 ft
High point
4,931 ft
Total climbing
594 ft
Total descent
594 ft
Steepest stretch
11% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.1 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Feather River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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