Shotgun Creek Recreation area is the perfect place to go when the weather isn’t great but you still want to get out into the woods. This popular recreation area is open year round, however in the winter season there are very few people here. There are multiple trailheads along the upper parking area, which are all short paths creating short or longer loops. If you are wanting to do an extremely short hike, feel free to start at one of these trailheads, however even the entire Shotgun Creek loop is only 5 miles long.