Squaw Creek to Shirley Canyon Trail is a 1.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Olympic Valley, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round.
This trail will merge and join with Shirley Canyon Cascades Trail if you want to make it a longer route. https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/shirley-canyon-cascades-trail
Very nice! But there was no water up there... Maybe in the Spring?
It was more climbing hand over foot on the way down. Trail was not marked well on the way up. It was ok.
The river bed was dry; but just made me want to come back next spring for a swim
Easy and beautiful part of the trail was a little bit hard to fine that I made my own
The trail shown on the Alltrails map isn't Shirley Canyon but works anyway. Based on previous reviews, we decided to cross the creek at one point (most of the creek was dry with puddles of water here in August 2020) but we decided to turn back to the trail on the Alltrails map since the "correct" Shirley Canyon trail was much busier and full of people even on a Monday morning (and we're trying to social distance). The kids enjoyed exploring the puddles and we went atop some rocks whenever an interesting outcrop was available. The trail isn't perfectly marked but it's easy to get back on track.
Awesome easy trail. We went up one side and down the other which forced us to walk through the village to get back to our car but it was quick. Amazing swimming spot at the very top!
Great hike with kids. Definitely bring bathing suits and a lunch to enjoy at the top in the little waterfall pools.
Comfortable and rewarding trail! Plenty of water features and spots to hangout along the way.
Great trail to explore with family. Gentle hike, and plenty of waterfalls , creeks to have fun along! Enjoyed it. Theres some confusion on what its called, at the base, there is a sign which said Shirley canyon, but half way along there was sign nailed to the tree calling it “granite chief trail”. Anyways a good hike, took us about 2 hrs with plenty of time to stop along the way!!!
Lots of mosquitos after sun goes down beyond ridge. Be prepared. Beautiful home though!
My wife and I made our own way because pat of the trail didn't go where we wanted and we couldn't get to the Shirley Trail because of snow. But we found a very pretty stream to just relax beside
Highly recommend! So many cool waterfalls and wading pools along this trail. Bring a swimsuit so you can take a quick, refreshing dip throughout your hike. Also, beautiful views and surroundings. Went from 1-2pm, a little crowded with other hikers towards the end.
Beautiful and easy hike. Fun to hang out by the little waterfalls and use them as a slip n slide
Sweet swimable falls. Some were jumping off rocks into the river. Trail map is not correct. Stay to left of river heading up.