Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile
Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile Trail is a 10.1-mile snow trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 | 46.6284° N, 121.2301° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.5558° N, 121.3120° W · 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 | 10.1 miles |
| Type | snow trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | SNO-1204 |
| Forest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617) |
| States | Washington |
| Detail published | centerline only |
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.
Weather by month
Trailheads
Section 3 Lake Trailhead No season published Wilderness regulations apply Camping prohibited within 100 feet of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail and within 100 feet of lakes. Shoe Lake basin and Snow Grass Flats are closed to camping and campfires; camping is available at Hidden Springs (about 1 mile west of Shoe Lake). The Yakima Indian Reservation, bordering the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the southeast side, is closed to the general public except for the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail route | under 0.1 mi |
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.
Trails nearby
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
- PrescribedPackwood Lake Piles Rx - North
15 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedHorse Piles Rx - North
30 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedSpud Piles Rx - North
31 mi from the trail midpoint
- WildfireGarda Falls
32 mi from the trail midpoint · 308 acres · 0% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile Trail?
The Forest Service records 10.1 miles under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile Trail start?
The line begins at 46.6284° N, 121.2301° W and ends at 46.5558° N, 121.3120° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Section 3 Lake Trailhead, under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile 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 Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile Trail?
Indian Creek Campground (1.3 mi), Clear Lake North Group Campground (1.7 mi) and Clear Lake Group Site (1.8 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 6 with site counts and booking links.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Who manages the Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.
Is there a fire near the Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Packwood Lake Piles Rx - North at 15 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named Bear Creek Mountain Snowmobile in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0617. 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 November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.