Swift Creek Trailhead
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 40.9731, -122.8
- Elevation: 4000 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 7 hours
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Description
The Swift Creek Trailhead is up a short gravel road from Trinity Center. I think this is a pretty busy place in the summer. There's a car area and a horse area. Nice outhouse.
Just before the road goes up a steep hill to the trailhead, there's an informal parking area I think used by horse people. I think you could probably camp here.
Since this is so far from Portland, if you want to camp near the trailhead, there's a primitive campground on highway 3 about 20 miles before Trinity Center - Scott Mountain Camp. It's a bit after Calahan where the PCT crosses the road. There are a half dozen sites with picnic tables and an outhouse. No gate so this is open year-round. Seems to be popular with hunters.
There's another campground 10 miles before Trinity Center - Trinity River. RVs. Camp host. Open until October 30.
There's a KOA in Trinity Center.
I had a hamburger at the restaraunt in Trinity Center which was okay.
Cell phone worked in Trinity Center. There's a pay phone.
Check out the Black Bear Diner in Yreka. Okay phone. Mostly, I just like all the black bear paraphernalia.
Driving Directions
From Portland, drive south on I-5, about 320 miles.
20 miles into California, in Yreka, take highway 3 South and go about 70 miles.
Right at the beginning of Trinity Center take the road to Swift Creek trailhead. The sign says it's 6 miles but I measured 7 miles to the trailhead. This road is gravel/dirt. One lane with plenty of places for 2 cars going opposite direction to pass. Lot's of stream channels in the road to negotiate when I was there so you have to go slow. Regular passenger vehicle can get through here okay but go slow.
Fees and Regulations
- None
Other information
Contributors
- User:retiredjerry (creator)