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Pine Creek Trail #465

A little-used Badger Creek Wilderness connector from Post Camp Trail up through Ponderosa savanna to Badger Lake Road, with one spring for water.

Representative photo, not this exact spot. Photo: Rainereckphotography via Pexels · Pexels License

Few hikers use Pine Creek Trail #465, a connector in the southwestern Badger Creek Wilderness between Post Camp Trail #467 and Badger Lake Road. Hunters find it useful for reaching the country between Drop Creek and Pine Creek, which is good mule deer habitat.

Start at the Post Camp Trailhead at the end of Forest Road 4811-015, which has room for horse trailers, and walk Post Camp Trail one mile to Pine Creek. From there, steep switchbacks climb to a ridge of Ponderosa savanna, then a gully topped by a spring, the only water on the route. Higher up, the trail runs through dry forest and can be faint and hard to follow.

Trail map & elevation

Length1.9 mi one way
Climb16 ft up, 1,325 ft down
Elevation3,917 to 5,226 ft
DifficultyHard
3,9004,6005,3000 mi1.9 mi
Elevation (ft) along the trail
Download GPX Directions to the start

Connects to: Post Camp Trail #467

More about the Badger Creek Wilderness and its trails →

Line: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), because this trail is missing from the Forest Service trail data. Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Difficulty is our estimate for hiking it out and back (once around for a loop), from distance and total climb. Community-mapped lines can be off or incomplete; carry a real map and check the official page for closures.

Getting there

From Sandy, OR

  1. travel 31 miles east on US Hwy 26 to the intersection with Oregon Hwy 35.
  2. Turn north onto Oregon Hwy 35 and travel 4 miles and turn right, approximately 150 feet before milepost 62, on White River Road (Forest Road 48).
  3. Go south down paved Forest Road 48 about 15.4 miles to the junction with Forest Road 4860.
  4. Turn left, going north on Forest Road 4860 and travel 2.3 miles to the junction with Forest Road 4813.
  5. Turn right going northeast on Forest Road 4813 and travel 3 miles to a 4-way junction with Forest Road 4811.
  6. Turn north on Forest Road 4811 for 3.5 miles to the junction with Forest Road 4811- 015.
  7. Turn left and go north for 0.3 mile to the end turnaround.
  8. This is the parking area and trailhead for Trails #466 & #467.
  9. Take Trail #467 north 1 mile to Pine Creek and the beginning of this trail.

From the Forest Service

Rules and restrictions

Wilderness restrictions apply.

Ranger office

Barlow Ranger District

Hours
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed 12 to 1 for lunch. (Closed on federal holidays)

Details from the official Forest Service page, a public-domain U.S. government source.

Trails nearby

Post Camp Trail #467 5.4 mi round trip 1,492 ft Hard Three Mile Trail #466 8.8 mi round trip 1,378 ft Hard Badger Creek Trail #479 24.4 mi round trip 4,625 ft Very hard Badger Lake Trail #479A 1.4 mi round trip 41 ft Easy Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477 6 mi round trip 1,969 ft Hard Divide Trail #458 15.4 mi round trip 4,865 ft Very hard Gumjuwac Trail #480 9 mi round trip 3,225 ft Very hard Camp Windy Trail #685B 2 mi round trip 388 ft Easy Jean Lake Trail #680 0.6 mi round trip 249 ft Easy Gunsight Butte Trail #685 10 mi round trip 2,058 ft Very hard Boulder Lakeshore Trail #463B 1 mi round trip 222 ft Easy Rocky Butte Trail #475 2.4 mi round trip 667 ft Moderate

Last checked November 4, 2026