Feather Creek
Feather Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile trail in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 | 46.9388° N, 116.4125° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.9388° N, 116.4125° 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
| Length | 4.7 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 767 |
| Forest | Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest (unit 0117) |
| States | Idaho |
| Detail published | centerline 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.
Weather by month
Trailheads
Feather Creek Trailhead No season published | under 0.1 mi |
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.
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
- PrescribedRx Pino Blanco-Palrd
12 mi from the trail midpoint · 147 acres
- PrescribedD4 Rx North Siwash
34 mi from the trail midpoint · 128 acres
- PrescribedRx Barnyard Units Nfrd
40 mi from the trail midpoint · 41 acres
- PrescribedD1 Rx Misc Pile Burn
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.
Nez Perce-Clearwater 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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Questions people ask
How long is the Feather Creek Trail?
The Forest Service records 4.7 miles under this name in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Feather Creek Trail?
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Feather Creek Trail start?
The line begins at 46.9388° N, 116.4125° W and ends at 46.9388° N, 116.4125° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Feather Creek Trailhead, under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Feather 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 Feather Creek Trail?
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. The camping section covers dispersed camping, which most National Forest land allows.
Who manages the Feather Creek Trail?
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Forest Service unit 0117. The trail is in Idaho.
Is there a fire near the Feather Creek Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx Pino Blanco-Palrd at 12 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named Feather Creek in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0117. 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.