Montana · Trail TRD 62452

Daly Creek

Daly Creek Trail is a 5.9-mile 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 end46.1679° N, 113.8743° W · Directions ↗
Other end46.1814° N, 113.8366° 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 is recorded as 8 segments.

The trail

Length5.9 miles, of which 0.8 miles evaluated accessible
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade5-8 percent
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbersTRD 62452, TRD 62621, TRD 62626, TRD 62627, TRD 62628, TRD 62631, TRD 62632, TRD 73901
ForestBitterroot National Forest (unit 0103)
StatesMontana
Detail publishedbasic 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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Daly Creek Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.66 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.64 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.78 inches of precipitationApril: 0.99 inches of precipitationMay: 1.55 inches of precipitationJune: 1.69 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.77 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.84 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.93 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.80 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.92 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.87 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 27.4°F averageFebruary: 30.9°F averageMarch: 37.8°F averageApril: 44.6°F averageMay: 52.9°F averageJune: 59.8°F averageJuly: 67.8°F averageAugust: 66.0°F averageSeptember: 57.1°F averageOctober: 44.8°F averageNovember: 33.3°F averageDecember: 26.2°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Western Ag Rsch Ctr, 15 miles from the trail midpoint at 3,608 feet, station USC00248783 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year. The station sits about 2,800 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

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.

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

  • Prescribed
    Rx Bowles And Daly

    12 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rx D3 Tepee 12 Johnson Wf Landings

    19 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rx D2 Fern Creek 1.3C

    21 mi from the trail midpoint · 269 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx Cutaway

    23 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 Daly Creek Trail?

The Forest Service records 5.9 miles under this name in Bitterroot National Forest, the sum of 8 segments. The Forest Service evaluates 0.8 miles of that as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Daly Creek Trail?

Bitterroot National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Bitterroot National Forest official page

Where does the Daly Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 46.1679° N, 113.8743° W and ends at 46.1814° N, 113.8366° W. 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 Daly 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 Daly Creek Trail?

Black Bear Campground (2.2 mi) is within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists it with site counts and booking links.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How steep and how wide is the Daly Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 5-8 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Daly Creek Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 0.8 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Daly Creek Trail?

Bitterroot National Forest, Forest Service unit 0103. The trail is in Montana.

Source: Bitterroot National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Daly Creek Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx Bowles And Daly at 12 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 8 segments named Daly 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 November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.