Oak Creek Vista
Oak Creek Vista Trail is a 0.3-mile trail in Coconino National Forest, Arizona. The Forest Service rates it trail class 5, fully developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Coconino 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 | 35.0298° N, 111.7335° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 35.0298° N, 111.7335° 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 | 0.3 miles, all of it evaluated accessible |
| Trail class | 5, fully developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | asphalt |
| Typical grade | 5-8 percent |
| Accessibility | At least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines |
| Trail numbers | 117 |
| Forest | Coconino National Forest (unit 0304) |
| States | Arizona |
| Detail published | basic 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.
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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
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
- PrescribedNewman 2 Piles Rx
5 mi from the trail midpoint · 723 acres
- PrescribedNewman 3 Piles Rx
5 mi from the trail midpoint · 756 acres
- PrescribedFrog Tank 2 Piles Rx
6 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,989 acres
- PrescribedWalker Hill 2 Piles Rx
17 mi from the trail midpoint · 356 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Oak Creek Vista Trail?
The Forest Service records 0.3 miles under this name in Coconino National Forest, the sum of 1 segment. All of it is evaluated as accessible.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Oak Creek Vista Trail?
Coconino National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Oak Creek Vista Trail start?
The line begins at 35.0298° N, 111.7335° W and ends at 35.0298° N, 111.7335° 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 Oak Creek Vista 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 Oak Creek Vista Trail?
Pine Flat Campground West (1.2 mi) and Cave Spring (2.3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 2 with site counts and booking links.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Oak Creek Vista Trail?
Trail class 5, which the Forest Service describes as fully 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 Oak Creek Vista Trail?
The typical grade is 5-8 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Oak Creek Vista Trail accessible?
The Forest Service has evaluated 0.3 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is asphalt.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Oak Creek Vista Trail?
Coconino National Forest, Forest Service unit 0304. The trail is in Arizona.
Is there a fire near the Oak Creek Vista Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Newman 2 Piles Rx at 5 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named Oak Creek Vista in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0304. 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.