Oregon hiking trails - Canton Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County

   
  Every great outdoors trail in Oregon is different from the others. When was the last time you got out in the outdoors a bit? Canton Creek Trail in Lane County, Oregon is a really great location to spend some time. Canton Creek Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail pretty far from Eugene-Springfield, but when you walk it you're always having a magnificent time. Canton Creek Trail mostly gets much rainfall; the wettest month of the year is typically November, that's the one that rains the most while July is typically the driest month. Please follow all
    local rules about fires and camping. Canton Creek Trail is a one trailhead hiking trail, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Some parts of this backcountry trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry trail. A visit to Oregon is not complete without some backcountry hiking. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 2,981 feet which is higher than average. This is one of many wilderness hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. All through the warmest time of the year at Canton Creek Trail highs are usually in the 70's while nighttime  
lows are mostly in the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 30's for Canton Creek Trail. Canton Creek Trail is 7 miles long it's an average length backcountry trail. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a really great way to spend quality time in the fresh air. Hiking here in Oregon is a great idea. There are great outdoors trails all over Oregon, and among these are Canton Creek Trail in Lane County. This is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This hiking and backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The length of this hiking and backpacking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness hiking trail perfect for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Canton Creek Trail is wonderful fun, Slim Chance Campground is a wonderful local campground, and why not visit close by McKinley Creek since you're here at Canton Creek Trail. A spree to Canton Creek Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Two Springs; River View RV Park is a good campground here.
And if you're still looking for more outdoors fun stuff just keep reading. This is a great river. Canton Creek Trail is right next door to Jacks Saddle which is beyond doubt worth taking a look at, and you can run the rapids of Canyon Creek. That right there is lots of fun things already but it goes on, the Central Cascade Range has it all. Saddle Camp Creek is a lovely stream that is worth checking out, and a good place for whitewater paddling is Champion Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.5368, Longitude -122.6908
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Total in and out hiking length = 7 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 2981 feet


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 Trails Near Canton Creek Trail:
Bohemia Trail, Douglas County County , 1 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1520 feet elevation difference
China Creek Trail, Lane County County , 2 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 992 feet elevation difference
Francis Way, Lane County County , 2 miles away,  .6 hiking miles, 136 feet elevation difference
Silica Trail, Lane County County , 4 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 2595 feet elevation difference
Leach Camp Trail, Douglas County County , 5 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 1608 feet elevation difference
Steamboat Trail, Lane County County , 6 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 2985 feet elevation difference
Pass Creek Trail, Douglas County County , 7 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 1839 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Canton Creek Trail:
Slim Chance Campground, Douglas County, 12 miles away
River View RV Park, Idleyld Park, 13 miles away
Weeping Rock Campground, Douglas County, 15 miles away
Big Twin Lakes Campground, Douglas County, 16 miles away
Errin Campground, Lane County, 18 miles away
 Whitewater Near Canton Creek Trail:
Canyon Creek, Douglas County County , 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Confluence with Pass Creek to Steamboat Creek)
Champion Creek, Lane County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.1 miles long (Gorge 1 mile above Brice Creek to Brice Creek)
Brice Creek, Lane County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Champion Creek to Cedar Creek Campground)
Steamboat Creek, Douglas County County , 8 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Steamboat Falls to Canton Creek Campground)
Brice Creek, Lane County County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 4.5 miles long (Parker Falls to Champion Creek)
 National Parks Near Canton Creek Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 50 miles away
 Hotels Near Canton Creek Trail:
Steamboat Inn, Idleyld Park , 9 miles away
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge , 19 miles away
Cascade Motel & Storage, Oakridge , 19 miles away
Dogwood Motel, Idleyld Park , 19 miles away
Oakridge Motel, Oakridge , 20 miles away

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