The Round Valley Trail is one of two trails used to access Round Valley campground and beyond (the second trail is the High trail). Trail can be accessed by riding up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, then hiking to the Long Valley Ranger Station. Hiking on this trail is easy to moderate and the distance from Long Valley Ranger Station to Round Valley campground is 2.1 miles.

The Round Valley trail can also be hiked as a loop trail, head west on Round Valley trail, once you reach the intersection with the High trail, head east toward the Willow Creek trail, then head North toward the Long Valley Ranger Station. Distance from Long Valley Ranger Station and back is 3.9 easy to moderate miles.