Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Ward Creek

1.3 mi of trail, end to end · imported compacted material surface · trail No. 52792 · trail class 4 · typical grade 8-10% · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/15-09/15

Picnic areas

Along the way Ward Lake Picnic Site

Trailheads Ward Creek Trailhead Drive there · Ward Lake Nature Trailhead Drive there

Ward Creek - Amana Gulch Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead offers access to the Ward Creek trail system.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Ward Creek - Last Chance Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead offers access to the Ward Creek trail system and is located within the Last Chance Campground.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Ward Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Ward Creek trail is 1.4 miles long. It begins at Ward Lake and ends at Ward Creek Trailhead Parking Lot (revile Hwy). The trail is gravel-surfaced with rolling terrain providing flat and easy to hike sections with a few steeper inclines. It has been designated as an accessible trail meeting all accessible standards. It provides a link between the campgrounds and day use areas within the Ward Lake complex with the Last Chance Campground, and four other trails; the Ward Lake Trail, Connell Lake Trail, Perseverance Trail and the Salvage Interpretive Trail.

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.