Idaho · Trail 3335

Worm Creek

Worm Creek Trail is a 9.5 miles trail in Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv and e-bikes.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Caribou-Targhee 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 end42.1505, -111.4616 · Directions ↗
Other end42.1471, -111.5477 · 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 is recorded as 2 segments.

The trail

Length9.5 miles
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade8-10 percent, 12-20 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers3335, 3452
ForestCaribou-Targhee National Forest (unit 0415)
StatesIdaho
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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Worm Creek Trail10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.80 inches of precipitation, 9.1 inches of snowFebruary: 0.82 inches of precipitation, 8.8 inches of snowMarch: 0.83 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowApril: 1.09 inches of precipitation, 2.7 inches of snowMay: 1.80 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowJune: 0.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.57 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.76 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.09 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowOctober: 1.10 inches of precipitation, 1.1 inches of snowNovember: 0.76 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowDecember: 0.75 inches of precipitation, 7.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 18.1°F averageFebruary: 19.6°F averageMarch: 29.1°F averageApril: 39.5°F averageMay: 49.2°F averageJune: 58.1°F averageJuly: 66.0°F averageAugust: 63.9°F averageSeptember: 54.6°F averageOctober: 42.7°F averageNovember: 30.5°F averageDecember: 20.4°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Lifton Pumping Stn, 10 miles from the trail midpoint at 5,935 feet, station USC00105275 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 37 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed 06/01 to 10/31 (month/day)
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
MotorcycleAllowed year-round
ATVAllowed 06/01 to 10/31 (month/day)
E-bikesAllowed 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

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.

Explore

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Worm Creek Trail?

9.5 miles, the sum of the 2 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Worm Creek Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv and e-bikes. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Worm Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 42.1505, -111.4616 and ends at 42.1471, -111.5477. 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 Worm 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 Worm Creek Trail?

Albert Moser (1.5 mi), Cub River Guard Station (2.1 mi) and Davis Canyon Campground (2.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Worm Creek Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as 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 Worm Creek Trail?

The typical grade is 8-10 percent on most segments and 12-20 percent on others. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Worm Creek Trail?

Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0415. The trail is in Idaho.

Source: Caribou-Targhee National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 2 segments named WORM CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0415. 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.