Klamath National Forest · California

Boulder Creek

3.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,600 ft of climbing · 3,879 ft–6,460 ft · native material surface · trail No. 5534 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

3,879 ft 5,237 ft · 1.8 mi high 5,237 ft

Trailhead Boulder Creek Trailhead 3,842 ft Drive there

Boulder Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Boulder Creek Trailhead is on Forest Road 44N53Y, off of Forest Road 44N45 just past Indian Scotty Campground.

The trailhead provides access to Trail #5534 into the Marble Mountain Wilderness. The trail connects with Trail #5535 toward Muse Meadow and Deep Lake, or to Trail #5529 circling 8,299' Boulder Peak and passing the Upper and Lower Wright Lakes.

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.