Took Creek
- 15.0 mi
- round trip
- 2,061 ft
- climb
- 6,296 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Took 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. 9 to 12
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.
Took Creek is a hard hike of about 15 miles in the West Fork Ranger District of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 2,061 feet, starting at roughly 4,922 feet and reaching about 6,296 feet at the high point. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 81°F with lows near 40°F and the fewest wet days of the year, about eight each month. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The Took-Mud Ridge hike lies about half a mile away, and Slate Creek Campground is about 2 miles off. Mountain bikers can head to Mud Creek, about 2.4 miles away, and paddlers to the Nez Perce Fork, about 4.4 miles away.
- TOOK-MUD RIDGEHiking0.5 mi
- Slate Creek CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- Slate Creek Campground - Back LoopCamping2.2 mi
- Mud CreekMountain biking2.4 mi
- Bonnie BlueMountain biking3.2 mi
RomboCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain4.4 mi- Nez Perce ForkCanoeing4.4 mi
- West Fork Bitterroot RiverCanoeing8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Little Blue JointHiking · ~4 min drive
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Best time to visit Took Creek
Best months: June–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° / 10°
13 wet
Feb
35° / 12°
12 wet
Mar
43° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
50° / 25°
13 wet
May
61° / 32°
13 wet
Jun
70° / 37°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 40°
8 wet
Aug
81° / 38°
8 wet
Sep
70° / 32°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 26°
11 wet
Nov
38° / 18°
13 wet
Dec
29° / 10°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sula 14 Ne, MT, 31.5 mi away at 5,155 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.
