Cataract Creek
Trailhead #847 Cataract Creek Trailhead Drive there
#842 West Fork Cataract Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
West Fork Cataract Trail #842 follows the West Fork of Cataract Creek and links Cataract Creek Trail #847 with Water Hill Trail #845 offering loop hiking opportunities.
Access from Cataract Creek Trail #842 trailhead requires crossing the Vermilion River. This crossing is challenging and difficult for much of the year. There are not stream crossings for users who access the trail via Water Hill Trail #845.
West Fork Cataract Trail #842
Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized use. </strong></li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5424578.pdf">Food Storage Order</a> (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.</li></ul>
#847 Cataract Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Cataract Creek Trail #847 starts at the Vermilion River and follows the Cataract Creek drainage ending at Seven Point Mountain.
The trail crosses the Vermilion River at the trailhead. This crossing is challenging for most of the year. In addition the trail crosses Cataract Creek twice and multiple side drainages in the upper basin below Seven Point Mountain. These crossings are usually easy to negotiate.
Cataract Creek Trail #847
Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized use. </strong></li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5424578.pdf">Food Storage Order</a> (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.</li></ul>