Oregon · Trail 457

Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek Trail is a 4.6 miles trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Mt. Hood 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 end45.3803, -121.4002 · Directions ↗
Other end45.3533, -121.4653 · 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

Length4.6 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers457
ForestMt. Hood National Forest (unit 0606)
StatesOregon
Detail publishedbasic 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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Cedar Creek Trail30°40°50°60°70°January: 5.63 inches of precipitation, 16.6 inches of snowFebruary: 3.97 inches of precipitation, 8.8 inches of snowMarch: 3.60 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowApril: 2.28 inches of precipitation, 1.0 inches of snowMay: 1.66 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 1.07 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.31 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.39 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.06 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.17 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowNovember: 6.00 inches of precipitation, 5.0 inches of snowDecember: 6.86 inches of precipitation, 18.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 33.5°F averageFebruary: 36.2°F averageMarch: 41.2°F averageApril: 46.0°F averageMay: 52.9°F averageJune: 58.0°F averageJuly: 64.3°F averageAugust: 63.7°F averageSeptember: 58.2°F averageOctober: 48.2°F averageNovember: 38.7°F averageDecember: 32.8°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Parkdale 1 NNE, 14 miles from the trail midpoint at 1,520 feet, station USC00356466 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 36 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 54 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 2,200 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

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.

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

  • Wildfire
    Grasshopper

    9 mi from the trail midpoint · 93,996 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    Austin

    34 mi from the trail midpoint · 12,866 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    The Narrows

    36 mi from the trail midpoint · 305 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    High Lava

    48 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,899 acres · 80% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Cedar Creek Trail?

4.6 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Cedar Creek Trail?

Mt. Hood National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Mt. Hood National Forest official page

Where does the Cedar Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 45.3803, -121.4002 and ends at 45.3533, -121.4653. 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Creek Trail?

Fifteenmile Campground (0.4 mi), Underhill Campground (1.4 mi) and Flag Point Lookout (2.4 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Cedar 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 Cedar Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Cedar Creek Trail?

Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service unit 0606. The trail is in Oregon.

Source: Mt. Hood National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Cedar Creek Trail?

4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Grasshopper at 9 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named CEDAR CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0606. 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.