Coronado National Forest · Arizona · Trail 305

Grant Creek

Grant Creek Trail is a 6.6 miles trail in Coronado National Forest, Arizona. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Coronado 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 end32.6838, -109.8968 · Directions ↗
Other end32.6384, -109.9376 · 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

Length6.6 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade5-8 percent
Typical tread width12-18 inches
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers305
ForestCoronado National Forest (unit 0305)
StatesArizona
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

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.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

Open Year-round
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. 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.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Grant Creek Trail?

6.6 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Coronado National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Grant Creek Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Grant Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 32.6838, -109.8968 and ends at 32.6384, -109.9376. The nearest recorded trailhead is Grant Creek 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 Grant 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 Grant Creek Trail?

Cunningham Campground (0.3 mi), Upper Hospital Flat Dispersed Camping Area (1.5 mi) and Upper Hospital Flat Group Site (1.5 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Grant Creek Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately 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 Grant Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 5-8 percent. The typical tread is 12-18 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Grant Creek Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Grant Creek Trail?

Coronado National Forest, Forest Service unit 0305. The trail is in Arizona.

Source: Coronado National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named GRANT CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0305. 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.