Trail Overview

Hills Creek Road takes you through the thick Willamette National Forest. One thing I noticed about this area is that it is pretty quiet;not many people travel on the forest roads. There is little to no cellphone service in this area. If you need reception, the Dairy Queen near Chevron offers wifi, stop for breakfast, or a full menu all day. Hills Creek Rd offers a lot, with multiple clear creeks that have signs indicating where they are, like 324, Swift Creek, and Hyak Creek. Your drive will be filled with wildflowers of all kinds, thick vegetation and different trees. If your a hiker, this road is not short of that, three trailheads can be found on this route;Hemlock Butte Trail #3620, Vivian Lake Trail #3662, and Diamond Peak Trail #3699. Please be aware this road goes through Sierra Pacific Industries, which is a privately owned company mostly used for logging, this means the area can be closed at any time. There are no gates, but signs will be posted where closed;please respect the landowners so we can keep trails open.

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Difficulty

Minimum difficulty on this road, a 2wd vehicle can easily access it. The road is typically unmaintained during winter and can be subject to closures. Downed trees are possible after a large storm, as well as rocks or debris in the road.

Technical Rating

Steve m

Aug 25, 2025

Open

Emigrant Fire Closure Order • The closure applies to the NFS areas, roads, trails and trailheads described below. The closure area is depicted on the attached map, which is incorporated into this Order as “Exhibit A”. All areas, roads, trails, campgrounds, and recreation sites in this closure area, as well as sites in the Timpanogas Lake area are closed. All roads forming the boundary of the closure are included in the closure. Recreation sites, trails and campgrounds closed by this Order are listed below. The Emigrant Fire Closure Area begins at the junction of FSR 21 and 2134 in Township 21 S, 3 E, Section 13. It progresses east on FSR 21 until it meets with the junction of FSR 2154 in Township 24, Range 5E, Section 24. It then follows and includes FSR 2154 south, then southwest to its junction with FSR 2136 in Township 25 S, Range 5E, Section 30. It then follows and includes FSR 2136 north to the intersection with FSR 2134 and ending at the original junction of FSR 2134 and FSR 21.

Steve m

Aug 15, 2024

Open

State Fire Marshal closure order.