Payette National Forest · Idaho

Lake Fork First Bridge

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 339 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Lake Fork Trailhead Drive there

Lake Fork Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

From the Lake Fork Trailhead, the East Fork Lake Fork Creek Trail (#104) initially heads south, paralleling the creek. The route is rolling with only minor elevation gain for the first five miles. It features huckleberries (in season), large erratic boulders, and a handful of hidden fishing holes. It's a great place to introduce kids to hiking. The first five miles are also friendly for mountain biking ridden as an out-and-back.

Around mile five continuing north requires a major stream crossing (shin to knee depth) and the trail starts to climb quickly toward Snowslide Summit and eventually Snowslide Lake.

This is a designated non-motorized trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.