Shasta-Trinity National Forest · California · Trail 03W36

Cabin Creek

Cabin Creek Trail is a 4.8 miles trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. It is open to hiking and horse and pack stock.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Shasta-Trinity 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 end41.1432, -122.1705 · Directions ↗
Other end41.1127, -122.1885 · 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 is recorded as 3 segments.

The trail

Length4.8 miles
Trail class4, highly developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade8-10 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers03W36
ForestShasta-Trinity National Forest (unit 0514)
StatesCalifornia
Detail publishedmanagement 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

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed

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

  • Prescribed
    White Rock Rx

    41 mi from the trail midpoint

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 Cabin Creek Trail?

4.8 miles, the sum of the 3 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Cabin Creek Trail?

hiking and horse and pack stock. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Cabin Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 41.1432, -122.1705 and ends at 41.1127, -122.1885. 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 Cabin Creek 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 Cabin Creek Trail?

AhDiNa Campground (3.5 mi) and Girard Ridge Lookout (4.8 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Cabin Creek Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Cabin Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 8-10 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Cabin Creek Trail?

Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Forest Service unit 0514. The trail is in California.

Source: Shasta-Trinity National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Cabin Creek Trail?

1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest White Rock Rx at 41 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 3 segments named CABIN CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0514. 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.