Cottonwood Creek Overlook
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.6 mi
Distance
978 ft
Gain
26 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Cottonwood Creek Overlook
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 978 ft
- Elevation loss
- 978 ft
- Highest point
- 3,494 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,290 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Cottonwood Creek Overlook is a 1.1-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 978 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,494 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,375 ft
- High point
- 3,494 ft
- Total climbing
- 978 ft
- Total descent
- 978 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 23% 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)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Headquarters, ID weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high18° low
- Feb39° high20° low
- Mar46° high23° low
- Apr52° high27° low
- May63° high34° low
- Jun70° high40° low
- Jul80° high44° low
- Aug80° high41° low
- Sep70° high35° low
- Oct55° high28° low
- Nov42° high25° low
- Dec33° high20° low
Where it is
- North Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Moose Mountain Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 11, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Barnyard Timber Sale Road and Trail Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- HEMLOCK RIDGE CHiking0.1 mi
- COTTONWOOD CREEKHiking0.4 mi
- PINE CREEK SIXHiking0.6 mi
- HEMLOCK RIDGEHiking0.8 mi
- Orogrande CreekCanoeing2 mi
- Weitas CampgroundCamping6.6 mi
- Washington Creek CampgroundCamping8.4 mi
- Fourth Of July CampCamping9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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