Little Kettle Creek Trailhead

Facility · Idaho ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Whitman National Forest (NF) · Open Access

4,468 ft
Elevation

The Little Kettle Creek Trailhead is located along East Eagle Creek on the southern end of the Wallowa Mountains. This trailhead is popular in the summer for day and extended trips into the southern Wallowa Mountains and Eagle Cap Wilderness, and in the fall for big game hunting. Visitors have two options for accessing trails in this area. They can park at this Little Kettle Creek Trailhead which has truck and trailer parking, a vault toilet and stock facilties and accesses the Kettle Creek Trail #1945, or at the end of Forest Service road 7745 at the East Eagle Trailhead with primary access to the East Eagle Creek Trail #1910.

Getting there

45.04774, -117.32816 · 45°2'51.8"N 117°19'41.4"W

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Typical weather

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Precip in7.85.85.63.43.11.90.60.40.92.55.79.2

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 8.4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Little Kettle Creek Trailhead

Can you reserve a site at Little Kettle Creek Trailhead?
No. Little Kettle Creek Trailhead is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Little Kettle Creek Trailhead

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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