Washington · Trail SNO-1503

Devils Canyon

Devils Canyon Trail is a 7.4-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 end46.7992° N, 121.0612° W · Directions ↗
Other end46.7691° N, 121.0178° 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

Length7.4 miles
Typesnow trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbersSNO-1503
ForestOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617)
StatesWashington
Detail publishedcenterline 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.

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

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Cle Elum Pile Burn Rx

    26 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Packwood Lake Piles Rx - North

    27 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Wildfire
    Garda Falls

    33 mi from the trail midpoint · 308 acres · 0% contained

  • Prescribed
    Horse Piles Rx - North

    38 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.

Limited data for this unit

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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Guidebooks for Washington

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  • Backpacking Washington
    Douglas Lorain, 2020
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    Andy Selters, 2019
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    Sawyer Scheer, 2019
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    Amber Casali, 2018
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  • Hikes in the Washington Region Part C
    Larry Broadwell and William Needham, 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Devils Canyon Trail?

The Forest Service records 7.4 miles under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Devils Canyon Trail?

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

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Where does the Devils Canyon Trail start?

The line begins at 46.7992° N, 121.0612° W and ends at 46.7691° N, 121.0178° 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 Devils Canyon 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 Devils Canyon Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. The camping section covers dispersed camping, which most National Forest land allows.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Who manages the Devils Canyon Trail?

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Devils Canyon Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Cle Elum Pile Burn Rx at 26 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Devils Canyon 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.