California hiking trails - Snowy Creek Trail, Sierra Madre, Ventura County

   
  There are hiking and backpacking trails all over California; one of those is Snowy Creek Trail in Ventura County. Every hiking and backpacking trail in California has its own unique beauty. Snowy Creek Trail is a trail quite far from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, but it is a really tremendous trail. Snowy Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,899 feet, and that is higher than average. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out.
    This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this area. When you're here in California backpacking along one of its hiking and backpacking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place.
California has lots of outdoors pastimes. Different parts of Snowy Creek Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. At Snowy Creek Trail you don’t see much rain; the month with most of the rain is February, and July on the other hand is the driest. Snowy Creek Trail is a two ended great outdoors trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can walk it just one way. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Sierra Madre  
are a perfect way to explore these mountains. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Being 14.2 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Snowy Creek Trail in Ventura County, California is the great outdoors at its best. At Snowy Creek Trail during the summer months highs are in the 90's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. Through the winter highs are commonly in the 60's while the cold winter nights at Snowy Creek Trail are in the 30's. This trek should take you about 2 days, so it's a fine thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The length of this wilderness trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors hiking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a glorious challenge.

Briefly about the general area:
Having a magnificent time at Snowy Creek Trail is painless. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Snowy Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Hardluck Campground, and there are some delightful whitewater spots on Piru Creek. But wait, there's more fun things to do in the Sierra Madre. There's so much to do here at Snowy Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Gold Hill Campground is a magnificent site for that, and Rose Creek is right next door to Snowy Creek Trail and is always a joy to go to.
Pinon Flat is a fine place, and Borracho Spring is always fun to check out. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Sierra Madre. Everybody loves Arrastra Flat, and you might also want to pay a visit to Trail Canyon since you're here at Snowy Creek Trail. Nugget Point is in the neighborhood and always good to take a look at, and some close by water includes Dead Horse Creek.
Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Piru Creek, and Buck Creek Spring is a good local attraction.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.7034, Longitude -118.8681
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.6565, Longitude -118.948
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.1 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 3899 feet


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 Trails Near Snowy Creek Trail:
White Mountain Trail, Ventura County , 3 miles away,  19.4 hiking miles, 3500 feet elevation difference
Henderson Trail, Ventura County , 4 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2208 feet elevation difference
Alder Creek Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away,  20.4 hiking miles, 3319 feet elevation difference
Bucksnort Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 1286 feet elevation difference
Upper Sespe River Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away,  14 hiking miles, 1682 feet elevation difference
Agua Blanca Trail, Ventura County , 7 miles away, 20.2 hiking miles, 6134 feet elevation difference
Bailey Trail, Los Angeles County , 7 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1111 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Snowy Creek Trail:
Hardluck Campground, Ventura County, 3 miles away
Gold Hill Campground, Ventura County, 4 miles away
Gold Hill Administrative Site Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
Twin Pines Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
Circle Canyon Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Snowy Creek Trail:
Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County County , 10 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru)
Piru Creek, Ventura County County , 16 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River)
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 16 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
 National Parks Near Snowy Creek Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 27 miles away
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 36 miles away
 Hotels Near Snowy Creek Trail:
Econo Lodge Gorman, Gorman , 7 miles away
Best Rest Inn Lebec Frazier, Lebec , 8 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FRAZIER PARK, Lebec , 8 miles away
Ramada Inn - Lebec, Lebec , 15 miles away
Best Western La Posada Motel, Fillmore , 16 miles away

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