Modoc National Forest · California

Slide Creek Trail

3.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 15E07-09 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 41.2974, -120.2177 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Soup Springs Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

There is no fee for use of the corrals. · season Facilities open as weather permits; usually early June to late October. to

Two trails begin at the Soup Springs campground. One for hikers starts just at the entrance to the campground and the other begins at the corrals. Both meet a short way later, forming the Slide Creek Trail. Slide Creek Trail then connects with Mill Creek Trail and then on up to Summit Trail.

Restrictions Dogs on leash only. Please clean up after your dog. Camping is not permitted at the corrals. Please use the developed campsites.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.