Colville National Forest · Washington

South Side

3.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 308 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 48.8028, -119.1186 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Deer Creek Summit South Trailhead / Sno-Park the Forest Service's write-up

season Dec 1 to March 31

Located at the summit of the Boulder Deer Highway (County Road 602) on the south side of the highway.

In the winter season, Deer Creek offers 12 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails available for both nordic and skate skiers to enjoy. Tracks from wildlife such as moose and snowshoe hairs can often be seen on the trail as they take advantage of easy traveling on the packed snow. For a quick meal or resupply of grocery's, the small town of Curlew is just a short 10 minute drive west over the summit.

Provides access to:

Kettle Crest (North) National Recreation Trail #13 (part of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail)

Deer Creek Summit South Loop Trail #43

Deer Creek Summit North Trailhead / SnoPark

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.