Brown Creek
Photo: JHetherington20, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 4.6 mi
- round trip
- 2,272 ft
- climb
- 5,971 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
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Brown Creek is a moderate out-and-back hike in the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The trail runs about 4.6 miles, with a total elevation gain of 2,272 feet, taking you from a low point of 3,695 feet to a high of 5,971 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Huntington Lake weather station show July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only one or two wet days a month. That station sits about 1,000 feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the route run a little warmer. The trail is natural-surface and allows bikes. It is not an accessible route. The hike is open year-round. Browns Trail lies about 1.5 miles away, and Butches Ridge Trail is about 2 miles off. Wishon Bass Lake and Wishon Point campgrounds are both about 2.2 miles away.
- Browns TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Butches Ridge TrailHiking2 mi
Wishon Bass LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.2 mi- Wishon PointCamping2.2 mi
- South Fork Willow CreekCanoeing2.4 mi
- North Fork Willow CreekCanoeing3 mi
CorduroyRock climbingPhoto: stevelyon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)5.1 mi- Big SleepRock climbing5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
