McGee Creek Trailhead
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Latitude: 45.42014
- Longitude: -121.77800
- Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
- Elevation: 3560 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 1.75 hours
Hikes starting here
- Cairn Basin via McGee Creek Trail Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
Driving Directions
The McGee Creek Trailhead can be reached from Lolo Pass Road.
Drive to the community of Zigzag on U.S. 26 which is 18 miles east of Sandy and 10 miles west of Government Camp. From Zigzag, go north for 10.6 miles on the Lolo Pass Road (Forest Service Road 18) which is paved one lane each direction. Go over Lolo Pass passed Road 1825 that goes to the Top Spur Trail. Just over Lolo Pass, stay on the road that goes right. This is Forest Service Road 18. It used to be that Road 18 went straight, but they reconfigured the roads a few years ago. When you come to a sign for the McGee Creek Trailhead, turn right and head up the hill to the trailhead.