Soda Springs Creek
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 255 ft
- climb
- 5,991 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Soda Springs Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Bitterroot National Forest.
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger and Darby-Sula Districts Nov. 2
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District end of October
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District Oct. 26
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Bitterroot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Soda Springs Creek is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 1.5 miles in the West Fork Ranger District of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest. The trail rises about 255 feet from a low point of 5,726 feet to a high of 5,991 feet, and its natural surface makes it a straightforward outing for a day on foot. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 43°F, and September still runs in the low 70s. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. Several other routes lie close by. Soda Springs is about a mile away, and the Halford-Soda Spirngs trail is about 1.4 miles off. For an overnight stay, Rombo campground is roughly 4.7 miles away, and Fales Flat Campground is about 5.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Soda Springs Creek
Best months: July–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
34° / 13°
8 wet
Feb
39° / 14°
7 wet
Mar
48° / 22°
9 wet
Apr
55° / 27°
11 wet
May
64° / 33°
13 wet
Jun
72° / 40°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 43°
9 wet
Aug
81° / 40°
7 wet
Sep
73° / 34°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 27°
8 wet
Nov
43° / 20°
10 wet
Dec
33° / 12°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sula 3 Ene, MT, 21.3 mi away at 4,475 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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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