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Mission Creek Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Mission Creek Trail

Whitewater, California

15.2 mi

Distance

1,660 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 50m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mission Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail in Riverside County, California. It is 15 miles long and gains 1,660 feet. It is in or next to Desert Hot Springs, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:377 ft
Max:850 ft
Gain:506 ft
Loss:506 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 377 ft and 850 ft across 15.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.377 ft535 ft692 ft850 ft0.0 mi3.8 mi7.6 mi11.4 mi15.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi377 ft
High point7.6 mi850 ft
End15.2 mi377 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Desert Hot Springs, CA · in or next to town
County:
Riverside County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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