Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Washington

Elbow Lake

8.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 697 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailhead Pioneer Camp Trailhead Drive there

Pioneer Camp Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

Provides access to: Elbow Lake Trail #697 which accesses Bell Pass Trail 603.3 and Mt. Baker Wilderness .

Restrictions <ul><li>Elbow Lake trail is a hiker and stock trail. &nbsp;Open to stock&nbsp;July 1 - Oct. 31. &nbsp;Open to llamas year round.</li><li>The trail enters the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recarea/?recid=79421">Mt. Baker Wilderness</a> where wilderness regulations limits parties to 12 members, including stock or llama.&nbsp;</li><li>Forest Service Road 12 is closed and gated Nov. 1 - June 30 at Wanlick Pass, 6.4 miles before the Pioneer Camp Trailhead to protect elk breeding habitat.&nbsp;</li><li>Forest Service Road 12 is gated at milepost 13.9, past the junction to Pioneer Camp trailhead. Use is limited to maintenance of a Snotel site by Whatcom County.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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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.