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

   
  As long as you like the wilderness you will like Oregon. A lengthy trip divides Eugene-Springfield from Canton Creek Trail, but hiking along this wilderness trail is very fun. Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Canton Creek Trail in Lane County, Oregon is just what you need. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Canton Creek Trail, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Canton Creek Trail. Canton Creek Trail sees pretty high levels
    of rainfall; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is when it's the driest. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Being 7 miles long it's an average length backcountry trail. This walk shouldn't
take more than 6 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Canton Creek Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backcountry trekking, it never gets boring. Each one of the many backcountry hiking trails of Oregon is different from the others. Different parts of this backcountry trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry trail. The total elevation  
difference for Canton Creek Trail is 2,981 feet which is a higher than average number. This hiking and backpacking trail is a mid length hiking and backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for an outstanding challenge. These hiking and backpacking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are a brilliant way to explore these mountaintops. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. There are backcountry hiking trails all over Oregon, and among these are Canton Creek Trail in Lane County. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. There are so many great outdoors trails in this region.

Briefly about the general area:
Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! Canton Creek Trail is so good!. If you came to camp Slim Chance Campground is a splendid place to do that, and close by you discover Jacks Saddle which is a brilliant place to visit.
This place, the Central Cascade Range, has so much outdoors amusing things. McKinley Creek flows through this area, and get wet paddling on Canyon Creek. Canton Creek Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, River View RV Park is a good local campground, and soar down the rapids of Champion Creek in a kayak. If you're here at Canton Creek Trail, you could go to Saddle Camp Creek It's always magnificent to have a look at Two Springs.

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
Casey's Riverside Park, Westfir, 17 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:
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge , 19 miles away
Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove , 27 miles away
Comfort Inn Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove , 28 miles away
Holiday Inn Express COTTAGE GROVE, Cottage Grove , 28 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites Creswell, Creswell , 29 miles away

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