Mills Peak Trail
- 7.0 mi
- round trip
- 2,456 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Mills Peak Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Plumas National Forest.
Stage I Fire Restrictions - Plumas National Forest
Agency alert covering Plumas National Forest · Order 05-11-26-04 · USFS · Plumas National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Plumas National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Mills Peak Trail is a 7-mile mountain biking route in the Beckwourth Ranger District of Plumas National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is out and back, with a total climb of about 2,450 feet from a low point near 4,900 feet to a high of about 7,300 feet. The trip is roughly 14 miles long. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical July highs reach about 80°F with lows near 37°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Sagehen Creek. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on top run slightly cooler. Several other outings lie close by. Red Fir Loop is under a mile away, and Frazier Falls Trail and Crocker Family Campground are both within about 2 miles. Climbers can find the Free For All Valley about 8 miles out.
Local outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Red Fir LoopHiking0.7 mi
Frazier Falls TrailHikingPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi- Frazier CreekCanoeing1.5 mi
- Crocker Family Cg.Camping1.6 mi
- Lakes Basin Group Cg.Camping2 mi
- Sulphur CreekCanoeing4.7 mi
- Free For All ValleyRock climbing7.8 mi
- Warm Up BoulderRock climbing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Sand Pond InterpretiveMountain biking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Charlie Pankey, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount Elwell Peak TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Jamison Creek TrailMountain biking · ~7 min drive
- Butcher Ranch TrailMountain biking · ~11 min drive
- Second Divide TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Sardine Lake OverlookMountain biking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Charlie Pankey, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rock Lake TrailMountain biking · ~7 min drive
- Butcher Ranch TrailMountain biking · ~13 min drive
Five Lakes BasinMountain biking · ~36 min drivePhoto: ray_explores from Sacramento, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Jamison Creek TrailMountain biking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Mills Peak Trail
Best months: June–August. 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
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 27.8 mi away at 6,337 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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