Stanislaus National Forest · California

Wolf Creek

1.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 20E02 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Gardner Meadow Trailhead Drive there

Gardner Meadow Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trail first passes through Bear Tree Meadow. In .8 miles from the trailhead the trail enters the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness. A few yards (meters) later, a trail branches off to the right that leads to Upper Gardner Meadow and Half Moon Lake. The trail may be blocked from view by a log. At the south end of the meadow, the trail forks off into the Arnot Creek Trail and Disaster Creek Trail. Back at the wilderness boundary, the main trail continues on to Lower Gardner Meadow and the Pacific Crest Trail. Take the Pacific Crest Trail north to access Asa Lake, Noble Lake, Noble Canyon, and Highway 4.

Elevation: 8589 feet.

Lat/Long: 38.4963, -119.7974

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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.