Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Trapper Creek

8.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 192 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Trailhead: Trapper Creek Drive there

Trailhead: Big Hollow the Forest Service's write-up

Provides access to: Big Hollow Trail #158 which ends at Trapper Creek Wilderness boundary where it intersects with Observation Trail #132 .

Parking lot has a 5 vehicle capacity.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply&nbsp;within Trapper Creek Wilderness.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Trailhead: Observation Peak the Forest Service's write-up

Provides access to: Observation Trail #132 which enters Trapper Creek Wilderness and links up with several trails such as Observation Peak Trail #132A .

Parking for 8 vehicles.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply

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Trailhead: Soda Peaks the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Soda Peak Lakes Trail #133 and Trapper Creek Wilderness .

Parking for approximately 4 vehicles.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply in Trapper Creek Wilderness

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Trailhead: Trapper Creek the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day

Provides access to: Trapper Creek Trail #192.1 and the south end of Dry Creek Trail #194 . Both trails enter Trapper Creek Wilderness from the southeast.

There is a large parking lot able to hold up to 30 vehicles. Overnight camping is not allowed in the parking lot.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply&nbsp;within Trapper Creek Wilderness.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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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.