Yellow Creek

California

California

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1.6 mi

Distance

2,215 ft

Gain

1h 8m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Plumas 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

Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
2,215 ft
Elevation loss
2,215 ft
Highest point
2,601 ft
Lowest point
2,257 ft
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Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Yellow Creek is a 3.18-mile out-and-back trail in California with 2,215 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,601 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,257 ft
High point
2,601 ft
Total climbing
2,215 ft
Total descent
2,215 ft
Steepest stretch
26% grade around mile 0.9 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3.2 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the De Sabla, CA weather station, 21 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan53° high35° low
  2. Feb55° high35° low
  3. Mar60° high37° low
  4. Apr66° high40° low
  5. May74° high47° low
  6. Jun84° high53° low
  7. Jul91° high58° low
  8. Aug91° high57° low
  9. Sep86° high53° low
  10. Oct74° high46° low
  11. Nov59° high38° low
  12. Dec51° high34° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Plumas 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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