Fir Creek
Fir Creek Trail is a 7.8 miles 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 end | 46.5689, -115.5046 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.5859, -115.5519 · 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 | 7.8 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 618 |
| Forest | Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest (unit 0117) |
| States | Idaho |
| 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.
Weather by month
Trailheads
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.
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
- PrescribedRx Rescue Jensen Nfrd
5 mi from the trail midpoint
- WildfireMoose Mountain
21 mi from the trail midpoint · 5,832 acres · 90% contained
- WildfireGrotto
31 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,856 acres · 20% contained
- PrescribedRx Bear Mountain Hand Piles
31 mi from the trail midpoint
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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 nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Fir Creek Trail?
7.8 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.
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.
Where does the Fir Creek Trail start?
The line begins at 46.5689, -115.5046 and ends at 46.5859, -115.5519. 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. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
Who manages the Fir Creek Trail?
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Forest Service unit 0117. The trail is in Idaho.
Is there a fire near the Fir Creek Trail?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Rx Rescue Jensen Nfrd at 5 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 September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.