Pack Station, Fish Creek provides a 10-mile long trail divided into three segments by roads and several stream crossings:

1. The first segment, Pack Station Trail 35E07, starts at the trailhead just north of Troy Meadows and follows Fish Creek north towards Smith Meadow.

2. The second segment, Fish Creek Trail 34E33, starts about 2 miles north of Troy Meadow heading north for 3 miles along Fish Creek. The trail connects with a dirt road at the southern end of Smith Meadow and continues north along the west side of the meadow, along a private property fence line.

3. The third segment, Smith Meadow Trail 34E06, starts at Smith Road 21S36, at the northeastern end of Smith Meadow and travels along Fish Creek and up a rocky canyon to the Golden Trout Wilderness boundary.

Directions: From Kernville, Travel 53 miles northeast on Mtn. 99, Sherman Pass Rd. (22S05), or 34 miles west of Hwy. 395 via Nine Mile Canyon Rd. (J41).

Elevation: 7,700 feet

Elevation Gain: 1,100 feet

Distance: 10 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

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