Fly Creek
- 1.9 mi
- round trip
- 182 ft
- climb
- 3,669 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Fly Creek open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Fly Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (4 listed).
Emergency Road Closure Lightning Creek / Forest Road 419
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 0104-06-26-002 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Emergency Road Closure Forest Road 225, Slate Creek
Agency closure covering St. Joe Ranger District · Order 01-04-04-26-001 · USFS · St. Joe Ranger District
Abandoned Mines Area Closure
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 1-04-00-25-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 01-04-00-24-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Fly Creek is an easy hike of about 1.9 miles in the St. Joe Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests in Idaho. The trail is an out-and-back that starts and ends at the same point, with a high point of 3,669 feet and a low of 3,464 feet, giving it a total elevation gain of about 182 feet. The trail is on natural surface and is open to bikes and horses. It is not an accessible trail. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trip season runs from June 1 through September 30. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 84°F with lows in the low 40s, while winter highs stay near freezing. Fly Flat campground sits just 0.1 mile away, and the Fly Peak hike is 0.7 mile off. The Wahoo-Fly Connection and the Wahoo-Indian Divide hikes are each about a mile away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Fly Creek
Best months: May–September. 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
31° / 17°
Feb
36° / 18°
Mar
44° / 23°
Apr
54° / 27°
May
65° / 34°
Jun
71° / 40°
Jul
84° / 43°
Aug
83° / 41°
Sep
72° / 35°
Oct
53° / 30°
Nov
38° / 24°
Dec
30° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Haugan 1 W, MT, 19.1 mi away at 3,160 ft. The station sits about 500 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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FLY PEAK
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Wahoo-Fly Connection
~2 min drive
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Wahoo-Indian Divide
~2 min drive
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Simmons Ridge Trail
~3 min drive
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