Gulpha Gorge Trail

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · 400 ft of descent · 538 ft–931 ft

Gulpha Gorge Trail the Park Service's write-up

30-60 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Trail head

A stone pathway crossed a flowing river with tall trees in the background. — Gulpha Gorge trail crosses Gulpha Creek before heading up the mountain. Photo: NPS Photo/Mitch Smith

Gulpha Gorge Trail connects the Gulpha Gorge Campground to many of the park's trails. The trail going west from the campground is steep.

Distance (one way): 0.6mi (1.0km)

Elevation: 530 - 968ft (162 - 295m)

Typical grade: 13.8%

Accessibility This is a steep, packed dirt trail. It is not ADA compliant.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" 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 park's own site before you go.