Ridley Creek
3.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 696 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
Trailhead Ridley Creek Trailhead Drive there
Ridley Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
No fee.
Provides access to: Ridley Creek Trail 696 which enters Mt. Baker Wilderness and Mt. Baker National Recreation Area .
Restrictions <ul><li>Ridley Creek Trail is open to stock Aug. 1-Oct. 31. Trail is open to llamas year round. </li><li><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/specialplaces/?cid=fsbdev7_001639">Wilderness regulations apply</a> in Mt Baker Wilderness.</li><li>Within <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recarea/?recid=30330">Mt. Baker National Recreation Area</a> camping is permitted in designated sites only and campfires are prohibited.</li><li>Forest Service Road 38 is closed and gated Dec. 1- June 15 at Wallace Creek, 2.8 miles before the trailhead to protect elk breeding habitat. </li></ul>
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie 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.
