Jul 15, 2019 — There are two trailheads for Fool Creek Peak, but both meet at the saddle just west of the peak. I chose the souther route because it seemed more easily accessed with my car, but I'm not sure. I noted from the saddle looking north that the other trailhead option seemed less pretty than the one I took. The last mile or so to my chosen trailhead was pretty rough, but my Subaru made it.
The trail begins on an overgrown ATV trail, then narrows into an actual trail before starting up a canyon. The trail is easy to follow, but quite overgrown and has some downed burned trees as obstacles. The trail gets to the saddle separating Buck Peak from Fool Creek Peak, and a social trail continues east, some cairns marking the way. The last thousand feet of vertical gain or so goes through a severely burned area, and the trail is not easy to follow, but I stuck to near the ridge crest whenever I lost the trail and I kept finding it. I had better luck on the way down with finding the trail. A few short switchbacks lead to Fool Creek Peak, and the views are nice from the cliffy summit.
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