Consisting of rugged canyons, streams and plateaus, Big Jacks Creek is in a very remote area. The basin provides a habitat for redband trout, mountain quail, sage hens, mountain lions, mule deer, antelope, bobcats, coyotes, and bighorn sheep. This route follows the creek through a section of canyon that is cut out from the basin. The water level is rarely high and you could continue further in the canyon if desired, as this is an out and back route. Due to the heat in the summer, the best times to visit the canyon are in late fall and in early spring. It is also a rattlesnake habitat and they are out in late spring and are starting to den in early fall.