Dad Creek
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.0 mi
Distance
803 ft
Gain
41 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 Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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
Dad Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 803 ft
- Elevation loss
- 803 ft
- Highest point
- 8,919 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,298 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
DAD CREEK is a 2.04-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 803 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,919 feet.
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