Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Idaho, Wyoming

Clifton Creek

2.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 7081 · trail class 2 · typical grade 8-10% · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 42.6968, -112.4451 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Clifton Basin Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season Year-round to

This trailhead is located off Clifton Creek Road and can accommodate about 8 vehicles. Trailhead parking is for day use. This trailhead accesses the Clifton Basin Trail #045.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.