Packwood Flat
- 6.9 mi
- round trip
- 1,200 ft
- climb
- 2,878 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–Jun, Oct–Nov
- best months
Is Packwood Flat open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Six Rivers National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Six Rivers National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Packwood Flat is a hard hike in the Mad River Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest in California, about 1.3 miles from the community of Yellowjacket Place. The route is an out-and-back of about 6.9 miles, with a one-way climb of about 1,200 feet from a low point of 1,737 feet to a high of 2,878 feet. The trail surface is natural, and bikes are not allowed. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Covelo show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 76°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The Packwood Flat Trail lies about 0.4 miles away. Paddlers can head to the North Fork Eel River, about 3 miles off, or Kettenpom Creek, about 4 miles away. The Blue Jay Mine hike is roughly 4.6 miles from the trail.
- Packwood Flat TrailHiking0.4 mi
- North Fork Eel RiverCanoeing3.1 mi
- Kettenpom CreekCanoeing4.1 mi
- Blue Jay MineHiking4.6 mi
- BARRY CREEKHiking4.7 mi
- Clover GulchHiking5.1 mi
- Salt CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
- Red Mountain CreekCanoeing6.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HORSE MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Jesse Palmer, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rough GulchHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Jesse Palmer, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Packwood Flat TrailHiking · Next door
- Low MountainHiking · ~9 min drive
- South Fork Trinity River TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
- BARRY CREEKHiking · ~8 min drive
- Packwood Flat TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- HORSE RIDGEHiking · ~10 min drive
- Clover GulchHiking · ~9 min drive
- BradburnHiking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Packwood Flat
Best months: February–June and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
52° / 33°
13 wet
Feb
57° / 34°
12 wet
Mar
62° / 36°
11 wet
Apr
67° / 38°
9 wet
May
75° / 43°
6 wet
Jun
84° / 48°
2 wet
Jul
92° / 53°
1 wet
Aug
91° / 51°
0 wet
Sep
88° / 45°
1 wet
Oct
76° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
58° / 35°
11 wet
Dec
50° / 32°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Covelo, CA, 23.5 mi away at 1,413 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
