Cameron Creek
Cameron Creek Trail is a 4.3 miles trail in Bitterroot National Forest, Montana. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Bitterroot 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 | 45.9188, -113.8830 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 45.9446, -113.8731 · 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 5 segments.
The trail
| Length | 4.3 miles, of which 4.3 miles evaluated accessible |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 5-8 percent |
| Accessibility | At least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines |
| Trail numbers | TRD 73145, TRD 73146, TRD 73147, TRD 73174, TRD 74940 |
| Forest | Bitterroot National Forest (unit 0103) |
| States | Montana |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
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.
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
- WildfireMoose
13 mi from the trail midpoint · 6,005 acres · 15% contained
- WildfireNature Grove
15 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,422 acres · 0% contained
- WildfireBlack Bear
16 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,126 acres · 30% contained
- WildfireNorth Fork Lost Horse
27 mi from the trail midpoint · 118 acres · 70% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Explore
Historic places nearby
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Cameron Creek Trail?
4.3 miles, the sum of the 5 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Bitterroot National Forest. 4.3 miles of that are evaluated as accessible.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Cameron Creek Trail?
Bitterroot National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Cameron Creek Trail start?
The line begins at 45.9188, -113.8830 and ends at 45.9446, -113.8731. 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 Cameron 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 Cameron Creek Trail?
Jennings Camp (3.4 mi) is within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How steep and how wide is the Cameron Creek Trail?
The typical grade is 5-8 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Cameron Creek Trail accessible?
The Forest Service has evaluated 4.3 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Cameron Creek Trail?
Bitterroot National Forest, Forest Service unit 0103. The trail is in Montana.
Is there a fire near the Cameron Creek Trail?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Moose at 13 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 5 segments named CAMERON CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0103. 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.