Salt Creek Road

Total Miles
6.5

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

Salt Creek Road is directly accessed from Highway 285. It is a 2-way gravel road that partially follows Salt Creek, until the Y where it turns toward the wilderness area and becomes a single-lane, very rutted dirt road. In rainy conditions, a 4WD vehicle will be necessary. Dispersed camping sites are available. The road ends at Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Area hiking trail.

Photos of Salt Creek Road

Salt Creek Road
Salt Creek Road

Difficulty

In dry conditions, this is an easy trail for any vehicle. In wet conditions, the deep rutted road to the wilderness area would require 4WD.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

There are no status reports yet for this trail.

Access Description

This trail is accessible by Highway 285.

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