Kay Creek
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.5 mi
Distance
640 ft
Gain
30 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
Kay Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 640 ft
- Elevation loss
- 640 ft
- Highest point
- 4,616 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,278 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Kay Creek is a 3.04-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 640 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,616 feet and follows a straightforward out-and-back pattern.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,582 ft
- High point
- 4,616 ft
- Total climbing
- 640 ft
- Total descent
- 640 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 20% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 3 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
- Moose Creek Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Moose Creek Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Selway Falls Campground Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- BALDY MOUNTAINHiking1.8 mi
- TRAPPER CREEKHiking2 mi
- RADCLIFF CREEKHiking2.5 mi
- Newsome CreekCanoeing7.5 mi
- Sing LeeCamping8.6 mi
- O'Hara Saddle CampgroundCamping9.2 mi
- Table MeadowsCamping9.9 mi
- Fenn PondPier fishing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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