Douglas Creek Falls

Total Miles
3.0

Elevation

464.19 ft

Duration

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Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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Trail Overview

This beautiful route takes you into the Douglas Creek Canyon and past the falls. Traveling from south to north, the main route has a challenging descent into a trough. However, there are bypasses available if needed. Traveling from north to south, the trough may be impassible to less capable high clearance vehicles. There are many miles of spur trails to explore. Be sure to take advantage of the scenic falls for lunch. Dispersed camping is available along the way. There is no cell reception. The trail is mostly packed dirt, however, in the wet season, it is all mud. There are multiple creek crossings roughly 1-1.5' deep in early spring.

Photos of Douglas Creek Falls

Douglas Creek Falls
Douglas Creek Falls

Difficulty

Overall the route is a technical rating of 4, with some section that can be bypassed rated 6 or higher due to deep trough decent/ascent and potential for deep creek crossings during the wet season.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

Paul Thompson
Jul 07, 2024
2023 Toyota Tacoma
Open
Normal
Dusty
Fun trail! Tons of great water crossings, maybe 12 to 18 inches deep. At the end of the day, we jumped in the creek had the waterfall beautiful little area.
Matt Engel
May 25, 2024
2023 Toyota 4Runner
Open
If you follow the blue route it’s a 4 in difficulty but if you bypass the steep drop down to the falls it’s probably a 2. The one water crossing to get to the falls was less than a foot deep.
Felix Oliva
Apr 20, 2024
2022 Jeep Gladiator
Open
Dusty
Muddy/Wet
Rough/Deteriorated
Washboard
Few water crossings to go across. Beautiful canyon views, gets super windy at night if you plan to camp out. You will see bats at night. Around the 1.7 mile mark there are many spots that can get technical, but there is a bypass. Don’t stay on the blue trail, take the bypass that takes you up and over. It’s only one car wide so look ahead! You can see a water fall, but if you take the bypass, turn right to see it or you’ll miss it.
Brandon Eberhardt
Apr 14, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Rough/Deteriorated
Muddy/Wet
Coming from the south, Trail was gravel to the top of the hill, then a small maze of intersecting offshoots all with steep declines, 4L is your friend, once at the bottom nothing else technical, lots of 1.5-2' deep water crossings leaving north. then TONS of dust on the road between fields.

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