Big Creek Park Facilities

• Donald W. Meyer Center (open weekdays 10 AM-4:30 PM)
• Frances S. Hall Amphitheater
• “Tree House” Camp Site E
• Aspen Grove Shelter
• Maple Grove Shelter
• Deep Woods Lodge

Click here to learn more about, or reserve, a facility.

Click here to learn more about, or reserve, a campsite or lean-to.

Big Creek Park Trails

Mountain Bike Trail – 6 (shared with hikers for .7) – primitive

• Detailed map
• Trail conditions on X

Cascade Trail – 0.1 – gravel

• Accessible trails
• Cross country skiing
• Hiking, walking & running

Ruth Kennan Trail – 0.2 – asphalt

• Accessible trails
• Cross country skiing
• Hiking, walking & running

White Oak Trail – 0.3 – gravel

• Cross country skiing
• Hiking, walking & running

Trillium Trail – 1 – gravel

• Hiking, walking & running

Boreal Trail – 0.1 – gravel

• Hiking, walking & running

Beechwoods Trail – 0.6 – mixed

• Cross country skiing
• Hiking, walking & running

Deep Woods Trail – 0.3 – gravel

• Cross country skiing
• Hiking, walking & running

Wildflower Trail – 0.2 – gravel

• Cross country skiing
• Hiking, walking & running

Hemlock Trail – 1 – gravel

• Hiking, walking & running

Big Creek Park Habitat

Most of this park is forested with a rich beech-maple woods, carpeted with colorful wildflowers each spring. Numerous species of songbirds migrate from the tropics to nest in this mature forest, which also shelters many kinds of woodland animals among the trees.

The uplands are divided by small streams, exposing the glacial deposits and bedrock in their ravines. Where the valley of Big Creek narrows, hemlock trees line the cool steep slopes. Distinctive plant species are found on the clay slumps and among flood plain areas.

A certified Monarch Waystation (http://monarchwatch.org/waystations) butterfly garden is also located at the Meyer Center pergola. The species of plants in the garden bloom during every month of the summer and attract a variety of pollinators.