Trailhead

Disaster Creek Trailhead

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, California

About this place

Disaster Creek Trailhead begins on Forest Service Trail 20E03; the Disaster Creek Trail enters the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness along its namesake drainage

Use Clark Fork Road for about 10 miles to the road end; the native-surface trailhead has limited parking and no facilities.

Seasonal access

Closures & seasonal access

Highway 108 and its trailhead spurs are typically closed by winter snow, with reopening controlled by conditions

Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Disaster Creek Trailhead is published. Seasonal Sonora Pass corridor and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal access

Seasonal Sonora Pass corridor: Use the signed Disaster Creek Trailhead access in Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, California. Highway 108 and its forest-road approaches are seasonal and can close for snow or fire. Verify the selected road, parking area, and permit-issuance instructions. Highway 108 and its trailhead spurs are typically closed by winter snow, with reopening controlled by conditions. Wilderness permit dates are an authorization rule, not a closure season.

Before driving

Check Caltrans, Stanislaus alerts, and the selected forest road before travel; do not use the permit season as proof that the road is open.

Map

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Latitude
38.416717° N
Longitude
119.749116° W

Sources

National Forest System and USGS Trails — snapped official trail pointNFS 20E03Stanislaus National Forest Wilderness PermitEmigrant, Carson-Iceberg & Mokelumne Wilderness current conditionsStanislaus wilderness permits and regulationsStanislaus National Forest — current alerts