Oregon hiking trails - Meadow Creek Trail, Southern Cascade Range, Douglas County

   
  Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Meadow Creek Trail in Douglas County, Oregon is the fresh air at its best. Relatively far from Medford you discover Meadow Creek Trail, but trekking is such a cool thing to do, and this is a nice location to do that. Oregon has plenty of great backpacking trails, and Meadow Creek Trail in Douglas County is one of them. If you are in Oregon during backpacking season you have to go backpacking. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Meadow Creek Trail is 5.4 miles long
    it's a mid length backcountry walk. Some parts of this hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. The length of Meadow Creek Trail is about average
having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a wonderful trail for the average person looking for a wonderful adventure. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. For the duration of the summer months, highs usually are in the 80's at Meadow Creek Trail. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 40's. All through the wintertime this spot gets highs in the 40's, and night lows in the 20's for Meadow Creek Trail. Meadow Creek Trail is a reasonably wet spot regularly  
with a great deal of rainfall; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month of the year is July. There are so many trails in this area. Backcountry hiking here in the Southern Cascade Range is a really great way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Even though this is not a very long backcountry hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backcountry backpacking, it is an outstanding way to spend some time. Every single Oregon backpacking trail has something unique to offer. The time needed for this trek is roughly 4.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Meadow Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,389 feet which is an average number. Sometimes this backcountry hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire.

Briefly about the general area:
Looking for some flowing water? Try Lost Creek, and Rock Meadow is a gorgeous spot any time of year. A tour to Muir Creek Falls will fill your soul with magnificent feelings. There's so much to do here at Meadow Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Buckeye Lake Campground is a fine place for that.
So much exciting stuff to do in the Southern Cascade Range, not enough time. If you fancy the outdoors, you'll like Meadow Creek Trail. A pleasant spree to Alkali Meadows is a nice way to spend an afternoon, and if you haven’t been to Crater Lake National Park, you should schedule some time for it since you're here. This spot, the Southern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors enjoyable things. Float down the rapids of Rogue River - North Fork in a kayak; Meadow Creek Trail is in close proximity to Buck Canyon which is certainly worth taking a look at.
This river is a wonderful place to visit. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Meadow Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Haymaker Campground; getting to Wiley Creek from Meadow Creek Trail is simple.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.0545, Longitude -122.3622
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Total in and out hiking length = 5.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Total elevation difference: 2389 feet


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 Trails Near Meadow Creek Trail:
Log Pile Trail, Douglas County County , 1 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1832 feet elevation difference
Buck Canyon Trail, Douglas County County , 2 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 1181 feet elevation difference
Rattlesnake Way, Douglas County County , 4 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 2853 feet elevation difference
Rim Rock Trail, Douglas County County , 4 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 586 feet elevation difference
Three Lakes Trail, Douglas County County , 5 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 669 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Meadow Creek Trail:
Haymaker Campground, Douglas County, 4 miles away
Buckeye Lake Campground, Douglas County, 10 miles away
Camas Creek Campground, Douglas County, 10 miles away
Cliff Lake Campground, Douglas County, 12 miles away
Mountain Home Mobile Village, Prospect, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Meadow Creek Trail:
Rogue River - North Fork, Jackson County County , 12 miles away, Class IV - 3 miles long (Natural Bridge to Woodruff Bridge)
 National Parks Near Meadow Creek Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 19 miles away
 Hotels Near Meadow Creek Trail:
Union Creek Resort, Prospect , 9 miles away
Prospect Historical Hotel, Prospect , 17 miles away
Mazama Village Motor Inn, Crater Lake , 19 miles away
Steamboat Inn, Idleyld Park , 28 miles away
Aspen Inn Motel, Fort Klamath , 32 miles away

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