East Branch Nelson Creek
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.8 mi
Distance
809 ft
Gain
22 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 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
East Branch Nelson Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 809 ft
- Elevation loss
- 809 ft
- Highest point
- 5,747 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,141 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
East Branch Nelson Creek is a 1.7-mile out-and-back trail in California with 809 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,747 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,747 ft
- High point
- 5,747 ft
- Total climbing
- 809 ft
- Total descent
- 809 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 36% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Beckwourth Ranger District · Ranger district
- Plumas National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Plumas National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Stage I Fire Restrictions - Plumas National Forest
fire-restriction · posted Sep 5, 2026
Plumas National Forest Camping Stay and Occupancy Limits
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- West Branch Nelson CreekCanoeing1.9 mi
- Hopkins CreekCanoeing2.2 mi
- SQUIRREL CREEKHiking3.4 mi
- EUREKA PEAKHiking3.5 mi
- Pacific Crest TrailHiking3.5 mi
- Red BridgeCamping5.9 mi
- Lakes Basin Group Cg.Camping8.8 mi
- Lost Sierra, TheRock climbing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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