Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington
Gotchen Creek
2.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 40 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide
Trailheads Trailhead: Lower Gotchen Creek (FR 8020) Drive there · Trailhead: Upper Gotchen Creek (FR 8040) Drive there
Trailhead: Lower Gotchen Creek (FR 8020) the Forest Service's write-up
No fee
Provides access to : Gotchen Creek Trail #40 from the south. Trail #40 provides access to Morrison Creek Trail #39 and Cold Spring Trails #72 to the north.
Primitive parking lot with limited parking. Up to 4 cars maximum.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Trailhead: Upper Gotchen Creek (FR 8040) the Forest Service's write-up
No fee
Provides access to : Gotchen Creek Trail #40 from the north.
Primitive parking lot with limited parking. Up to 2 cars maximum.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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.
