Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon

Badger Creek

12 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 479 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Badger Creek Trailhead Drive there

Badger Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day from May 15th to October 1st

An outhouse is available at the nearby campground. Four parking spaces are available, and additional parking available at the campground. Additional information is available at the trailhead on a sign board. Provides access to: Badger Creek Trail and Badger Creek Wilderness.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Badger Creek Wilderness.

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Bottle Prairie Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fees.

This trailhead is located adjacent to Badger Creek Wilderness and has parking for 8 vehicles.

Provides access to the 44 Trails System : Bottle Prairie Trail #455 , Eightmile Loop Trail #496 , and Lookout Mountain Trail #450

Restrictions No motor bikes allowed.

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Gumjuwac Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee at this trailhead.

Trailhead has limited facilities and provides access to Badger Creek Wilderness . Small parking area on the side of Oregon Hwy 35.

Provides access to: Gumjuwac Trail #480

Restrictions <a href="http://fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness restrictions apply</a>&nbsp;within Badger Creek Wilderness.

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Little Badger Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead is located adjacent to Badger Creek Wilderness and has parking for 8 vehicles.

Provides access to: Little Badger Trail #469

Restrictions <a href="http://fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness restrictions apply</a> in <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mthood/recarea/?recid=79434">Badger Creek Wilderness</a>.

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School Canyon Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead is located adjacent to Badger Creek Wilderness and has parking for 15 or so vehicles.

Provides access to: School Canyon Trail #468

Restrictions <a href="http://fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness restrictions apply</a>&nbsp;in <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mthood/recarea/?recid=79434">Badger Creek Wilderness</a>.

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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.