Kootenai River Campground
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Goat Creek
Montana
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Blocked today
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9.4 mi
Distance
140 ft
Gain
3h 12m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 24 min ago · oldest 31 min
problem: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Kootenai National Forest; most severe: Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
USFSPosted Dec 16, 2025 · checked 31 min ago
caution: Weather
Rain, high 54°F / low 40°F, 80% precip — 66/100 for hike
OpenWeather24 min ago
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Why you'll love it
Out & back
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Goat Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 140 ft
- Highest point
- 3,798 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,704 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Goat Creek is a 9.39-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 140 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 3,798 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 9.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Three Rivers Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Three Rivers Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Spar Lake Road #384 Road Closed to Motorized Vehicles
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Ross Creek Cedars Road Closure & Storm Damage Update
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Goat MountainHiking3.2 mi
- Smith MountainHiking3.7 mi
- South Fork CallahanHiking3.7 mi
- Callahan CreekCanoeing4.7 mi
- Bull Lake AreaLake fishing6.5 mi
- #423 Grouse LakeLake fishing6.5 mi
- Lunch Peak LookoutCamping7.9 mi
- Spar Lake CampgroundCamping8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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