Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Sand Lake

3.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 60 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailheads Trailhead: Clear Lost Drive there · Trailhead: Sand Lake Drive there

Trailhead: Sand Lake the Forest Service's write-up

No fee 

Provides access to: Sand Lake Trail #60 which enters William O. Douglas Wilderness from the south. Sand Lake Trail climbs to meet the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 at Sand Lake.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply

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.