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Klamath National Forest · CA
Clear Creek 5223
Clear Creek 5223 is a mapped USDA Forest Service trail in Klamath National Forest, California. Forest Service GIS linework reports 22 miles across 1 mapped feature and 1 segment. Published TrailNFS fields identify Terra trail type, Nat - Native Material surface. The agency design record lists typical grade 12-20% and typical tread width TW03 - 18-24 INCHES. The official designation field records National Trail other than National Scenic or Historic. Official recreation data links the route to Clear Creek Trailhead; the page below preserves the agency's directions, fees, and restrictions when published. Current permit, entry, road, parking, shuttle, and closure conclusions are shown separately and remain unknown until route-specific evidence passes the publication checks.
22 miles1 official trailhead recordAccess verification in progress
Area contextAt a glance
Published route facts
- Managing area
- Klamath National Forest
- State
- California (CA)
- Route number
- 5223
- GIS distance
- 22 miles
- Official surface
- Nat - Native Material
- Official trail type
- Terra
- Official trail class
- 3 — Developed
- Mapped geometry
- 1 feature · 1 segment · 244 vertices
- Geometry bounds
- W -123.654608 · S 41.728649 · E -123.534708 · N 41.889535
Before you go
Access information
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Park entry
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Road access
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Parking
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Shuttle
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Closures
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Getting there
Official trailhead records
These locations come from the managing agency and are matched to the published route geometry. Directions, fees, and restrictions are shown exactly as agency facts—not as a current availability guarantee.
Clear Creek Trailhead
137 m from the published route geometry
- Coordinates
- 41.729191, -123.533062
- Directions
- From Happy Camp west on Hwy 96 approx. 8 miles to Forest Road 15N32. Turn right and the trailhead is approx. 8 miles on gravel road.
- Fees
- No fees are required for this site
- Water
- No water is available
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet(s)
Forest Service dataset
Classification and managed use
National designation
- National Trail other than National Scenic or Historic
Published design fields
- Typical trail grade
- 12-20%
- Typical tread width
- TW03 - 18-24 INCHES
Display and travel-management fields
- Development scale group
- TC3 — Developed (Trail Class 3)
These are segment display and management designations from the Forest Service dataset. They do not prove current road, trail, or seasonal availability.
More official records
Route-linked and nearby facilities
These agency records matched the route identity or nearby geometry. A campground or facility status applies only to that named facility, not automatically to the whole trail.
Poker Flat Trailhead
8.1 km from the published route geometry
- Coordinates
- 41.929700, -123.546500
- Official description
- Three miles north of West Branch Campground on the paved forest road 48 (Grayback Rd) is the turnoff to Poker Flat Trailhead. Another 9 miles on gravel roads will get you to the Poker Flat Trailhead, parking lot and restroom. The trail heads south following near the forest boundary to Youngs Valley where you can pick up the Clear Creek National Recreation Trail.
- Fees
- No fee
- Restrictions
- Water and garbage service are not provided. Bring enough water for drinking, cooking and washing as well as extra water to drown campfires each day. Please take all trash, garbage, fish guts and dog droppings with you when you leave. Dogs on leash only in parking lot and developed areas.
Kelly Lake Trailhead
9.8 km from the published route geometry
- Coordinates
- 41.913500, -123.512900
- Official description
- One mile north of West Branch Campground on the paved forest road 48 (Grayback Rd) is the turnoff to Kelly Lake Trailhead. A 7 mile gravel road takes you to the large parking lot and restroom for the Trailhead. A short, easy 1/4 walk and you are at beautiful little Kelly Lake. There are two campsites here: one on the southeast end and one on the northwest end. The trail goes northwest for 3 miles to the Poker Flat Trailhead and then turns south and follows near the forest boundary to Twin Valley and on to Youngs Valley where you can pick up the Clear Creek National Recreation Trail.
- Fees
- No fee
- Restrictions
- Water and garbage service are not provided. Bring enough water for drinking, cooking and washing as well as extra water to drown campfires each day. Please take all trash, garbage, fish guts and dog droppings with you when you leave. Dogs on leash only in parking lot and developed areas.
Local route geometry
