Upper Chinquapin
Campground
Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
California · Hiking · San Jacinto Wilderness · Near Desert Hot Springs
Willow Creek
Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 4.1 mi
- round trip
- 320 ft
- climb
- 8,094 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 6 h ago
Is Willow Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · San Bernardino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Willow Creek is a 4.1-mile out-and-back hike in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail's natural surface makes it a straightforward route through wilderness country. The climb is moderate, with a one-way gain of 320 feet from a low point of 7,770 feet to a high of 8,094 feet. The trail is short and gentle, so it works well as a day hike or a leg of a longer trip in the area. Caramba and the Willow Creek Trail climbing area both sit about 0.1 mile away, and Skunk Cabbage and Satellite Boulders are each about half a mile off. For an overnight stay, Fern Basin campground is roughly 3.9 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Lumber Mill
Restaurant
Open after 6
If it rainsVisitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in Desert Hot SpringsLocal outfitters
- Borrego Outfitters40 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
CarambaHikingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
Willow Creek TrailRock climbingPhoto: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Skunk CabbageHikingPhoto: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
- Satellite BouldersRock climbing0.5 mi
- San Jacinto - Santa Rosa Mountains Recreation AreaLake fishing3 mi
- Marion MountainSaltwater fishing3.6 mi
- Fern BasinCamping3.9 mi
Black Mountain (san Bernardino)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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