For More Information Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Grove District Office 801 Gales Creek Road Forest Grove, OR 97116 (503) 357-2191 www.oregon.gov/ODF Be Prepared • Let someone know your plans • Lock your vehicle • Read trailhead signs • Pack plenty of water Protect the Forest • Stay on designated trails • Share the trail • Pack it in, pack it out • Check current fire conditions Gales Creek Trail Gales Creek Trail P a c k I t I n - P a c k I t O u t T i l l a m o o k F o r e s t Tillamook State Forest T R A I L G U I D E Reehers Camp Nehalem Ri v er Coc h r a n Ro a d Timber 3 miles to Hwy 26 R o un d To p R o a d 3.4 R o u n d To p R d R ic e R o a d T i m b e r R o a d B e l l C a m p R o a d 6.0 S t o r e y B u r n Ro ad G a l e s Cr e e k T ra i l G a l e s C r e e k S t o r e y B u r n T r a il G a l e s C re e k T r ail R o g e r s R d Gales Creek Storey Burn Summit 0.8 2.5 2.3 2.0 32 miles to Tillamook MP 35 MP 37 MP 39 32 miles to Portland G ales C reek Miles between points Highway Paved Road Hiking / Mt. Biking / Horse Trail Hiking & Mt. Biking Trail Trailhead Camping 1.4 Highway Milepost Markers Gravel Road Private Land N State Land 0 1 2 6 6 Railroad S t e p Cre e k Trail 1.6 LENGTH: 12.7 miles DIFFICULTY: Moderate Summit Trailhead to Storey Burn Trail junction 3.3 miles Storey Burn Trail junction to Bell Camp Road 6.0 miles Bell Camp Road to Reehers Camp Trailhead 3.4 miles **CAUTION** Use extra caution when driving on single-lane gravel roads in the forest. Drive slowly and watch for truck traffic. Be prepared for changing trail and weather conditions, steep terrain and loose rock. Printed on recycled paper 6/12
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For More InformationOregon Department of Forestry
Forest Grove District Office801 Gales Creek Road
Forest Grove, OR 97116(503) 357-2191
www.oregon.gov/ODF
Be Prepared• Letsomeoneknowyourplans• Lockyourvehicle• Readtrailheadsigns• Packplentyofwater
Protect the Forest• Stayondesignatedtrails• Sharethetrail• Packitin,packitout• Checkcurrentfireconditions
lengTh: 12.7 miles DiFFiculTy: ModerateSummit Trailhead to Storey Burn Trail junction 3.3 miles Storey Burn Trail junction to Bell Camp Road 6.0 miles Bell Camp Road to Reehers Camp Trailhead3.4 miles
Trailhead.Visitorswillenjoythisremote and scenic sectionoftheTillamookStateForest.Overthenexttwomilessectionsofthetrailare located on an overgrownroadgradeusedtohaultimberduringthesalvage operations followingtheTillamookBurn
Gales Creek TrailheadTravelonHighway6tomilepost35,andfollowthesignsonemiletoGalesCreekCampground.Pleasedrivewithcautiononthesingle-lanegravelroad.Thetrailheadislocatedontheleftbeforeenteringthecampground.
About the TrailTheGalesCreekTrailis12.7milesfromSummitTrailheadtoReehersCampTrailhead.ThetrailmayalsobeaccessedfromGalesCreekandStoreyBurnTrailheads.HikersandmountainbikerscanenjoyalooptrailoptionbycombiningsectionsoftheGalesCreekTrailwiththeStoreyBurnTrail.
From Summit Trailhead to Gales Creek TrailheadThissectionisopentohikersandmountainbikers,andoffersamoderate2.5miledescenttoGalesCreekCampground.ThebeginningsectionoftraildropsintothecreekcanyonasitcrossestheslopeaboveLowDivideCreek.Thetrailwindsthroughayoungforestlushwithundergrowthevenafterthedriestsummer.MuchofthisareawasburnedbythefirstandlargestfireoftheTillamookBurnin1933,whichstartedeastofGalesCreekCampground.Inthespringandsummer,devil’sclub,ashrubwithgiantleavesandthornscoveringitsstem,linesthepath.Nearthecampground,visitorsmaychoosetogoleftdownhilltotheLowDivideLoopTrail,reachingtheGalesCreekTrailheadin0.1mile,orcontinuestraightandendonRogersRoadneartheday-usearea.Alongeitherroute,remnantsofarailroadtrestlethatextendedone-halfmileacrossthevalleyarepresent.Thetrestlesupportedtracksfortrainsthathauledburned,blackenedtreesduringthesalvageeffortafterthefiresthatoncedevastatedthisarea.
From Gales Creek Trailhead to Reehers Camp TrailheadHikersandmountainbikerswillfindthissectionoftrailbeginningatthewestendofthetrailheadnearthebridge.Forthefirst0.8mile,thetrailtraversesafern-coveredslopeaboveGalesCreek.Aftercrossingtwobridges,GalesCreekTrailmeetsStoreyBurnTrailwheretheusechangestoincludehorses.VisitorsmaychoosetocontinueonGalesCreekTrailtowardReehersCamp,orforaloopoptiontakeStoreyBurnTrail(seeStoreyBurnTrailGuide).