Indian Creek Upper Switchback
- 2.4 mi
- round trip
- 465 ft
- climb
- 7,611 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Indian Creek Upper Switchback open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Rocky Mountain Ranger District.
Camp Creek Fire Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Rocky Mountain Ranger District · Order 01-10- · USFS · Rocky Mountain Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Rocky Mountain Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Indian Creek Upper Switchback is an easy out-and-back hike of about 2.4 miles in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, part of the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana. The route rises from 7,147 feet to 7,611 feet, a gain of about 465 feet, and it is open year round. The trail is a natural-surface route and is accessible to horses, so riders can take it. Bikes are not allowed, and it is not an accessible trail. Several other hikes lie within a short drive. S.Fk. White River is about 2 miles away, and Haystack Mtn. and Indian Creek are each within about 3 miles. Prairie Reef Lookout is roughly 4.4 miles off.
