Billie Creek Loop
Photo: Holzwerk, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,770 ft
- climb
- 5,712 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is BILLIE CREEK LOOP open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Fremont-Winema National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Fremont-Winema National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Billie Creek Loop is a hard hike in the Klamath Ranger District of Oregon's Fremont-Winema National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back that starts and ends at about 5,032 feet, with a high point of 5,712 feet. The total climb is 1,770 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 2.9 miles in, where the grade reaches 13 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Howard Prairie Dam show July and August highs around 79°F with only two or three wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the mid-30s and regular snow days. The trip takes about five hours. Aspen Point Campground and Rainbow Bay are both within a mile and a half, and the Rye Loop and Billie Creek Nature hikes are close by.
Local outfitters
- Sky Lakes Wilderness Adventures23 mi away
- Yamsi Fly Fishing25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit BILLIE CREEK LOOP
Best months: May–October. 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
36° / 23°
15 wet · 9 snow
Feb
40° / 23°
14 wet · 8 snow
Mar
45° / 26°
16 wet · 8 snow
Apr
50° / 29°
13 wet · 4 snow
May
60° / 36°
11 wet · 1 snow
Jun
68° / 40°
5 wet
Jul
79° / 47°
3 wet
Aug
79° / 46°
2 wet
Sep
72° / 40°
4 wet
Oct
58° / 33°
8 wet · 1 snow
Nov
42° / 28°
13 wet · 5 snow
Dec
35° / 23°
15 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Howard Prairie Dam, OR, 13.6 mi away at 4,567 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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