Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon · Trail 553

Dickey Creek

Dickey Creek Trail is a 5.9 miles trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Bull of the Woods Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Mt. Hood 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 end44.9456, -122.0484 · Directions ↗
Other end44.8844, -122.0848 · 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 2 segments.

The trail

Length5.9 miles
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers553
ForestMt. Hood National Forest (unit 0606)
StatesOregon
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.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

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

  • Wildfire
    Austin

    10 mi from the trail midpoint · 12,866 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    The Narrows

    16 mi from the trail midpoint · 305 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    Grasshopper

    36 mi from the trail midpoint · 93,996 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    Bench

    41 mi from the trail midpoint · 67,071 acres · 90% contained

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 Dickey Creek Trail?

5.9 miles, the sum of the 2 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Dickey Creek Trail?

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

Source: Mt. Hood National Forest official page

Where does the Dickey Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 44.9456, -122.0484 and ends at 44.8844, -122.0848. 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 Dickey Creek Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Bull of the Woods Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Bull of the Woods Wilderness Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Dickey Creek Trail?

Little Fan Creek Camp (2.9 mi), Kingfisher (3.1 mi) and Elk Lake (4.8 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Mt. Hood National Forest official page

How developed is the Dickey Creek Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as 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 Dickey Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Dickey Creek Trail?

Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service unit 0606. The trail is in Oregon.

Source: Mt. Hood National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Dickey Creek Trail?

4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Austin at 10 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 2 segments named DICKEY CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0606. 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.