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| | Backcountry backpacking in Oregon is an excellent idea. Oregon has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. We all need to get out in the outdoors once in a while, and Davis Creek Trail in Grant County, Oregon is a splendid location for getting out. This area does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Now this backcountry trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. It is very dehydrated here at Davis Creek Trail usually; the month with most of the rain is May, and July is when it's |
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the driest. Davis Creek Trail has two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. The great outdoors hiking trails of the Blue Mountains are an outstanding way to explore these summits. Davis Creek Trail is in a quite wild area, and it sure
| | is a a splendid great outdoors hiking trail. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. For the period of the summertime here at Davis Creek Trail, high temperatures usually reach the 80's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 40's. For the duration of the winter this location gets highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Davis Creek Trail. Every backpacking trail in Oregon is worth backpacking. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 2.5 days normally, so it's a splendid | |
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thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Davis Creek Trail is a very long great outdoors hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Wilderness hiking trails are good and plentiful
in Oregon; one of those is Davis Creek Trail in Grant County. Davis Creek Trail is 17.6 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors hiking trail is 1,328 feet, and that is about average. There's not much difference in elevation
along the backpacking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backpacking trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go.
Briefly about the general area: Man, is there a lot of exciting things to do in the
Blue Mountains. Places like Squatter Flat are glorious to check out; unsurprisingly Little Boulder Creek flows through this area. If only every place had this much outdoors enjoyable things, what a great globe it would be. In the event that you don't mind getting wet, you can
always go whitewater paddling on John Day River - North Fork, and a splendid place is Hunt Gulch. A good spot to camp here at Davis Creek Trail is Looney Spring Campground; Dixie Spring is an inspiring place to pop by during your stay. Murdock Creek is a stream that you may come
across while you're here, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Sunrise Spring. You definitely must have a thing about the Blue Mountains. Davis Creek Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Deerhorn Campground is a great local campground, and Cow Camp Meadows is a pretty place any time of year.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.6368, Longitude -118.6485 - - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.5746, Longitude -118.537 - - Directions and Road Map

Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 8.8 miles Total climbing distance = 4.3 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 8.8 miles Total climbing distance = 3.9 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 17.6 miles Total climbing distance = 8.2 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 17.6 miles Total climbing distance = 8.2 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 1328 feet

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27 miles away
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27 miles away
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| | Trails Near Davis Creek Trail:
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Reynolds Creek Trail, Grant County
County
, 5 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 137 feet elevation difference |
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Lost Lake Trail, Grant County
County
, 8 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 1523 feet elevation difference |
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Princess Trail, Grant County
County
, 8 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 477 feet elevation difference |
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Big Boulder Trail, Grant County
County
, 8 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1719 feet elevation difference |
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Ragged Rocks Trail, Grant County
County
, 9 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 673 feet elevation difference |
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Squaw Rock Trail, Grant County
County
, 10 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 540 feet elevation difference |
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Spruce Log Trail, Grant County
County
, 10 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 421 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Davis Creek Trail:
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John Day River - North Fork, Grant/ Umatilla County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II-III - 41 miles long (Route 52 Bridge to Dale) |
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 33 miles away, Class II-IV - 17 miles long (Tony Vey Meadow to Red Bridge State Park) |
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| | Hotels Near Davis Creek Trail:
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Best Western John Day Inn, John Day
, 27 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Inn, John Day
, 27 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn La Grande, La Grande
, 49 miles away |
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