Scotty Creek
4.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 838 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Trailhead Scotty Creek Trailhead Drive there
Scotty Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
This is a free facility. · reservation required
*** Scotty Creek Trail is temporarily CLOSED during trail rehabilitation. It will reopen to the public as soon as trail work is complete***
This trailhead is the southern access point for Scotty Creek Trail (#838) , which travels north for 4.2 miles and terminates at Cougar West Trailhead .
The area is located on the edge of a small meadow surrounded by large pine and fir trees just north of Mill Creek Wilderness . This spot was a watering hole for sheep at Grant Spring in days gone by.
Restrictions This is a Day-Use only facility. No overnight camping is permitted at trailheads or Sno-Parks on the Ochoco National Forest or Crooked River National Grassland.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Ochoco 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.
