Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Dad Peak

6.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 987 · trail class 4 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 24-36 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailhead #987 Dad Peak Trailhead Drive there

#966 Devil's Club Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Devil’s Club Trail #966 traverses the head end of the North Fork of the Bull River basin below Dad Peak. Stunning views of Cabinet Mountains Wilderness peaks can be seen from the trail. The trail “ends” at the old Dad Peak lookout site to the south of Dad Peak (elevation 6790’). Dad Peak Trail #987 continues downhill to the west. A couple primitive, dispersed campsites can be found on the ridgeline below Dad Peak.

Devil’s Club Trail #966 crosses Devil’s Club Creek and the North Fork of the Bull River. Both crossings can be challenging and dangerous during high runoff.

Devil's Club Trail #966

Restrictions <ul><li>No motorized or mechanized vehicles.&nbsp;</li><li>Stock use: Not recommended due to occasional blowdown, brush and tread condition.</li><li>Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has limits&nbsp;on the number of persons and stock when traveling in parties. Included is a list of all <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5413129.pdf">prohibited acts</a>. You can learn more about wilderness by visiting <a href="http://www.wilderness.net/">Wilderness.net</a></li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest Food Storage Order (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics.Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has limits&nbsp;on the number of persons and stock when traveling in parties. Included is a list of all prohibited acts. You can learn more about wilderness by visiting Wilderness.net</li></ul>

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#987 Dad Peak Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Dad Peak Trail #987 provides access to the Dad Peak area from Snake Creek Pass. This trail is mostly used by mountain bikers and stock users since the first 3.8 miles of trail is on FSR 2289. Wilderness travelers are greeted with stunning views of many peaks within the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness once they reach the end of the trail near Dad Peak. Devil’s Club Trail #966 continues past Dad Peak and drops into the North Fork of the East Fork of Bull River.

Dad Peak Trail #987

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized vehicles.&nbsp;</strong></li><li><strong>Mechanized use:</strong> Allowed on FSR 2287 (gated road prism), but not on the single track portion of Dad Peak Trail #987</li><li>Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has limits&nbsp;on the number of persons and stock when traveling in parties. Included is a list of all <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5413129.pdf">prohibited acts</a>. You can learn more about wilderness by visiting <a href="http://www.wilderness.net/">Wilderness.net</a></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/fseprd534160.pdf">Food Storage Order</a> (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li></ul>

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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.