Deep Creek Wilderness Area - Scott's Basin

Dogs Unknown

Features River/Creek · Views · Wildlife

There are no services within about two hours of the trailhead.

A dirt road takes you as far as your vehicle can go. Most AWD SUVs will need to park in a spot leaving about 3.3 miles to the saddle. Larger 4WD, high-clearance vehicles can go further and ATVs can go further still.

From the most common area to park, the trail is a smooth, wide dirt road, although with many large rocks and gulleys. Soon it becomes rock-strewn, making footing uncertain. This hike is extremely strenuous, climbing 2,500 feet in 3.3 miles with no switchbacks and very little shade.

From the saddle, if one wants to camp near a stream, it's about an 800-foot decline over one mile. There is no trail at this point and one has to bushwhack.

Beautiful scenery, evoking the opening scene of The Sound of Music.

Elk, deer, snakes, and lots of beautiful flowers.