California · Hiking · Ansel Adams Wilderness · Near Yosemite Valley

Post Creek

7.7 mi
round trip
1,446 ft
climb
9,301 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Post Creek open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Post 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.

Post Creek is a hard hike in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, part of the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface out-and-back that climbs from about 7,900 feet to about 9,300 feet over roughly 7.7 miles. The route is rated hard, and it is not an accessible trail. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. Post Peak, a mountain biking spot, sits about half a mile away, and Slab Lake and Timber Creek are within about 1.6 miles. West Fork Granite Creek, a paddling route, is about 2.5 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Upper Jackass Lake Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 5.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Curry Village Pavillion

    Fast food

    On your way back · 16 mi
  • If it rainsEeekster, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Sierra Point

    Viewpoint

    In town

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

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