California · Hiking · Ansel Adams Wilderness · Near Mammoth Lakes

Long Creek

Long CreekPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
8.9 mi
round trip
1,592 ft
climb
9,638 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Long Creek open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Long Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Sierra National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Long Creek is a hard hike in California's Ansel Adams Wilderness, within the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest. It is an out-and-back route of about 9 miles, with a total elevation gain of roughly 1,600 feet, and it runs entirely on natural trail surface. The trail begins at a low point of about 8,260 feet and climbs to a high point of about 9,638 feet. It is not accessible, and bikes are not allowed. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows put July highs around 71°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s and lows drop below freezing. The Ritter & Minarets climbing area lies about 6.5 miles away, and the Mammoth Pool climbing area is about 9.5 miles out. Granite Creek Campground is about 4.3 miles away, and the North Fork San Joaquin River offers canoeing about 2.5 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Granite Creek

    Campground

    Campground · 4.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Outpost 14

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 12 mi
  • If it rainsEeekster, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Sierra Point

    Viewpoint

    Viewpoint · 18 mi from Mammoth Lakes

    Point in Yosemite National Park at the eastern end of the valley

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 (commons)

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