Umpqua National Forest · Oregon

Castle Creek

8.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1576 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Castle Creek Trailhead Drive there · Happy Camp Trailhead Drive there

Castle Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.  · season Spring to Fall

Castle Creek TH - Parking Area with Bulletin Board
Photo: US Forest Service

This trailhead provides access to Castle Creek Trail #1576 which enters Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness . This is an undeveloped trailhead that has no amenities available. There is space for about three cars, but there may not be enough room for a horse trailer.

Trailhead sits at 3,240 feet of elevation. Expect snow to impact travel to this trailhead from late Fall through early Spring.

Latitude: 43.116628

Longitude: -122.526893

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5438488">Wilderness restrictions apply</a> within Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Happy Camp Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee · season Mid Spring to Mid Fall

Provides access to: Rogue-Umpqua Divide Trail #1470 , Castle Creek Trail #1576 and access Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.

Happy Camp Trailhead is located at the intersection of Rogue-Umpqua Divide Trail #1470 and Castle Creek #1576.

Parking area with picnic tables and toilet facilities.

Trailhead sits at 5,440 feet of elevation. Expect snow to impact travel to this trailhead from mid Fall through mid Spring.

Latitude: 43.08755

Longitude: -122.42281

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5438488">Wilderness restrictions apply</a>&nbsp;within Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.