Payette National Forest · Idaho

Big Creek

33 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,900 ft of climbing · 3,900 ft of descent · 3,388 ft–5,411 ft · native material surface · trail No. 196 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

5,411 ft 3,388 ft · 34 mi high 5,411 ft

Trailhead Big Creek/Smith Creek Trailhead 5,419 ft Drive there

Big Creek/Smith Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead is located just past the Big Creek Station, and is a major access point for the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Access to Big Creek for recreational boating.

Restrictions Trail enters Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, no motorized, no mechanized travel allowed.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.