Presence of water flowing over large boulders, forming rapids and falls, then quietly resting in deep pools provides a recreational resource which is rare in the area. The primary activities in the Deep Creek drainage include fishing and hiking.

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail parallels 15 miles of Deep Creek offering a wide range of vista points overlooking the drainage. Deep Creek's 23 miles of-large pools and tall waterfalls provide excellent scenic enjoyment.

Rainbow trout (Salmo gairdnerii) and Brown-trout Salmo trutta) are the primary gamefish throughout Deep Creek. Rainbow trout are much more abundant. In the warmer downstream portions of Deep Creek, bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and brown bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus) have been found although they are not abundant. Deep Creek is a wild trout stream. Fishing from Green Valley Creek down to Willow Creek is restricted to a two fish limit using an artificial lure with a single barbless hook.

Some of the common species of land mammals known to inhabit the Deep Creek valley include: black bear, mountain lion, coyote, raccoon, beaver, California ground squirrel and bob-cats. Aquatic vertebrates, other than fish, that have been reported inhabiting-Deep Creek include: Pacific pond turtle, two-striped garter snake, California slender salamander, western toad, Pacific treefrog, and California treefrog.

Vegetation along the upper half of Deep Creek is primarily mixed conifer and oak forest. Various chaparral and chaparral-woodland combinations cover hillsides at mid-elevations, while desert vegetation is found below the confluence of Willow Creek.

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