Lower Yellow Creek
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.7 mi
Distance
2,220 ft
Gain
2h 49m
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 Lassen 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
Here's your day, mapped
Lower Yellow Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,220 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,220 ft
- Highest point
- 4,937 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,396 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Lower Yellow Creek is a 13.32-mile out-and-back trail in California with 2,220 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,937 feet.
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