Grouse Creek
3.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 852 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31
Trailhead #852 Grouse Creek Trailhead Drive there
#852 Grouse Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Grouse Creek Trail #852 starts at the confluence of Grouse Creek and Vermilion River and ends approximately halfway up the Grouse Creek drainage on FSR 207.
The trail crosses the Vermilion River at the lower trailhead. The crossing is challenging most times of the year.
Grouse Creek Trail #852
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 <em>Pack-in-Pack</em>-<em>out</em> and <em>Leave-No-Trace</em> ethics.</li></ul>
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Kootenai National Forest
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.
