Boulder Creek

California

California

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8.0 mi

Distance

2,104 ft

Gain

No verdict for this trail

We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.

What we do know

  • Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest

    3 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

Trinity Alps Wilderness wilderness
Big climb
Out & back

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Boulder Creek

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Elevation & route

Distance
8.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,104 ft
Highest point
5,328 ft
Lowest point
3,213 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Wilderness area
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Bikes
Not allowed
Horses
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Boulder Creek is an 8.00-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 2,984 feet of elevation.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
5,328 ft
Length (round trip)
8 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Shasta-Trinity National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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