Sand Creek
Sand Creek Trail is a 12.3 miles trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Norse Peak Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 | 47.0636, -121.2186 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 47.0143, -121.1341 · 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 | 12.3 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 963 |
| Forest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617) |
| States | Washington |
| 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.
Wilderness
- Norse Peak Wilderness WildernessFS · the line touches the boundaryWilderness Connect ↗
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
- WildfireWest Fork
23 mi from the trail midpoint · 310 acres · 16% contained
- WildfireThree Queens
27 mi from the trail midpoint · 9,562 acres · 23% contained
- WildfireKing
31 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,304 acres · 0% contained
- WildfireGoat
31 mi from the trail midpoint · 815 acres · 64% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
Explore
Park units nearby
Historic places nearby
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Sand Creek Trail?
12.3 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Sand Creek Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Sand Creek Trail start?
The line begins at 47.0636, -121.2186 and ends at 47.0143, -121.1341. 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 Sand Creek Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Norse Peak Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Source: Norse Peak Wilderness Wilderness
Where can I camp near the Sand Creek Trail?
Crow Creek Campground (0 mi), Kaner Flat Group Site (0.3 mi) and Kaner Flat Campground (0.3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Who manages the Sand Creek Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.
Is there a fire near the Sand Creek Trail?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest West Fork at 23 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named SAND CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0617. 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 18, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.