Salamander Creek
Idaho
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15.8 mi
Distance
2,747 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Bitterroot 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
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Salamander Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,747 ft
- Highest point
- 7,694 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,605 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
- Surface
- Natural
Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Salamander Creek is a 15.77-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 2,747 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a stream through the Idaho backcountry.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 7,694 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 16 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness · Wilderness
- West Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Salmon Mtn LookoutHiking1.6 mi
- Sabe CreekHiking2.4 mi
- Lodgepole HumpHiking4.1 mi
- Little Clearwater RiverCanoeing6.5 mi
- Selway RiverCanoeing7.2 mi
- Magruder Rangers HouseCamping8.5 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping8.6 mi
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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