04n12-Snow Trail
04n12-Snow Trail is a 19.4 miles snow trail in Stanislaus National Forest, California. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to snowmobile, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowcoach or snowcat.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Stanislaus National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 38.2100, -120.0167 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 38.2495, -119.9399 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 19.4 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | snow trail |
| Motor vehicles | Open to at least one motorized use |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | SNO-04N12 |
| Forest | Stanislaus National Forest (unit 0516) |
| States | California |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Allowed uses
| Snowmobile | Allowed year-round |
| Snowshoeing | Allowed year-round |
| Cross-country skiing | Allowed year-round |
| Snowcoach or snowcat | Allowed year-round |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireDome
49 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,177 acres · 0% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the 04n12-Snow Trail?
19.4 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Stanislaus National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the 04n12-Snow Trail?
snowmobile, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowcoach or snowcat. The trail is open to at least one motorized use.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the 04n12-Snow Trail start?
The line begins at 38.2100, -120.0167 and ends at 38.2495, -119.9399. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the 04n12-Snow Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the 04n12-Snow Trail?
Herring Reservoir Campground (0.2 mi), Herring Creek Campground (0.5 mi) and Pinecrest (1.3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the 04n12-Snow Trail?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the 04n12-Snow Trail?
Stanislaus National Forest, Forest Service unit 0516. The trail is in California.
Is there a fire near the 04n12-Snow Trail?
1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Dome at 49 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named 04N12-SNOW TRAIL in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0516. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.