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| | Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of Oregon has its own unique attractiveness. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Salmon Creek Trail in Lane County, Oregon is a great place for getting out. Backpacking in Oregon is such an outstanding thing to do. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Salmon Creek Trail is a rather wet site frequently with a lot of rain; the month of December |
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is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is the month with the least moisture. Salmon Creek Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. Trekking in Oregon is a magnificent way to spend some time. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation
| | difference of 1,173 feet which is an average number. Salmon Creek Trail is in a relatively deserted area, and it is one of many splendid backcountry trails in this area. Trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon; one of them being Salmon Creek Trail in Lane County. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Salmon Creek Trail is 8.2 miles long it's an average length hiking trail. Wilderness hiking trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a really good way to spend quality time in | |
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the wilderness. This is a backpacking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. You should count on this walk taking about 7.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The hiking trail stays roughly
within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this neighborhood. All through the days of summer at Salmon Creek Trail temperatures are frequently in the 80's.
During the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Salmon Creek Trail. This wilderness trail is a normal length wilderness trail with an average amount
of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a magnificent challenge.
Briefly about the general area: This site, the Central Cascade Range, has so much outdoors amusing things. Be careful
coming to Salmon Creek Trail, you might not ever want to go home again. Don't leave Salmon Creek Trail without first paying a visit to Lillian Falls; why not a little side trip to Nettie Creek. Everybody loves Waldo Meadows, and if you're here, do take a spree to Klovdahl Bay.
A pleasant place to camp here at Salmon Creek Trail is Shelter Cove Resort; McKenzie River - South Fork is a great whitewater spot nearby. Cupit Mary Meadow is a good place here at Salmon Creek Trail, and hey, Edith Creek is a good local stream. If you go for the outdoors you'll
go for it here in the Central Cascade Range. Camping at Twin Springs Campground is always a nice experience; in the event that you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Hills Creek.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.7763, Longitude -122.1462 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 8.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1173 feet

Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
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26 miles away
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Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
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43 miles away
Stay at this La Pine, Oregon hotel, a central location to five of the major recreational areas in Oregon including Crater Lake and the 14 lake Cascade Lakes. Welcome to the Best Western Newberry Sta...
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| These outdoors activities are available near Salmon Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Salmon Creek Trail:
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Winchester Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 14.6 hiking miles, 1421 feet elevation difference |
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Cupit Mary Meadow Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 1105 feet elevation difference |
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Waldo Lake Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2265 feet elevation difference |
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Blair Lake Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 13.4 hiking miles, 960 feet elevation difference |
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High Divide Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 1321 feet elevation difference |
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Crain Prairie Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 18.3 hiking miles, 504 feet elevation difference |
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Helen Creek Way, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 2969 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Salmon Creek Trail:
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McKenzie River - South Fork, Lane County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Dutch Oven Camp to Cougar Reservoir) |
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Hills Creek, Lane County
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir) |
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Salt Creek, Lane County
County
, 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.2 miles long (McCredie Hot Springs to Rigdon Road Bridge) |
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Christy Creek, Lane County
County
, 17 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 9 miles long (to Confluence with Willamette) |
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Horse Creek, Lane County
County
, 19 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River) |
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| | Hotels Near Salmon Creek Trail:
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 26 miles away |
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Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
, 43 miles away |
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Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
, 44 miles away |
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Sunriver Resort, Sunriver
, 47 miles away |
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Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters
, 47 miles away |
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