Idaho · Trail 618

Fir Creek

Fir Creek Trail is a 7.8-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 end46.5689° N, 115.5046° W · Directions ↗
Other end46.5859° N, 115.5519° 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

Length7.8 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers618
ForestNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest (unit 0117)
StatesIdaho
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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Fir Creek Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 4.75 inches of precipitation, 32.8 inches of snowFebruary: 4.17 inches of precipitation, 16.6 inches of snowMarch: 4.57 inches of precipitation, 16.5 inches of snowApril: 3.66 inches of precipitation, 4.2 inches of snowMay: 3.49 inches of precipitation, 0.8 inches of snowJune: 2.66 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.90 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.03 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.43 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.42 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowNovember: 5.23 inches of precipitation, 16.0 inches of snowDecember: 5.58 inches of precipitation, 31.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.7°F averageFebruary: 29.9°F averageMarch: 34.3°F averageApril: 39.5°F averageMay: 48.6°F averageJune: 55.0°F averageJuly: 62.0°F averageAugust: 60.6°F averageSeptember: 52.6°F averageOctober: 41.8°F averageNovember: 33.2°F averageDecember: 26.4°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Headquarters, 13 miles from the trail midpoint at 3,200 feet, station USC00104150 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 41 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 119 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Trailheads

Clark Mountain/Orogrande Trailhead
No season published
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

  • Prescribed
    Rx Barnyard Units Nfrd

    14 mi from the trail midpoint · 41 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx D4 Clearwater Crossing Admin

    42 mi from the trail midpoint · 1 acre

  • Prescribed
    D4 Rx North Siwash

    45 mi from the trail midpoint · 128 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx D3 Granite Graves 220

    49 mi from the trail midpoint · 10 acres

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

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 Fir Creek Trail?

The Forest Service records 7.8 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 Fir Creek Trail?

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

Source: Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest official page

Where does the Fir Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 46.5689° N, 115.5046° W and ends at 46.5859° N, 115.5519° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Clark Mountain/Orogrande Trailhead, 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Fir 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 Fir 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.

Source: Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest official page

Who manages the Fir Creek Trail?

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Forest Service unit 0117. The trail is in Idaho.

Source: Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Fir Creek Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Rx Barnyard Units Nfrd at 14 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Fir 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.