Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington

Union Creek

6.8 mi of trail, end to end · trail No. 956 · the forest publishes the line only

Trailhead Union Creek Sno-Park/Trailhead Drive there

Morse Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Provides access to : Pacific Crest Trail #2000 and Norse Peak Wilderness via Union Creek Trail #956 , Basin Trail #987 , and Basin Lake Trail #987A (accessed from Basin Trail #987).

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/?cid=STELPRDB5405234">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Norse Peak Wilderness. Camp at least 100 feet from lake shores and the Pacific Crest Trail

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Union Creek Sno-Park/Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day&nbsp;May 1 through October 31.

In the winter this Sno-Park offers access to cross-country trails in winter and four parking spaces.

Summer and fall access to Union Creek Trail #956 which leads to Union Creek Falls on the first part of the trail before climbing steeply into alpine terrain to intersect the Pacific Crest Trail at Crown point within Norse Peak Wilderness.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/?cid=STELPRDB5405234">Wilderness regulations apply</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.