Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Washington

Lake Ann

4.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 600 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking

Trailhead Lake Ann Trailhead Drive there

Lake Ann Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Northwest Forest Pass or Interagency National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass required for all vehicles parked at trailhead.

Provides access to : Lake Ann Trail #600 which accesses Mt. Baker Wilderness. The trailhead is only accessible in a vehicle when the Mt. Baker Highway SR542 is open to Artist Point. When the highway is closed to Artist Point, the closest parking is at Bagley Lakes Trailhead. Winter access requires route finding and travel through avalanche terrain. Lake Ann Trail is part of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail route.

Restrictions <ul><li>Hikers only on Lake Ann Trail.</li><li>No fires, except self-contained, carry-in stoves.</li><li>No snowmobiles.</li><li>Dogs must be leashed within the developed recreation area of Heather Meadows.</li><li>The Lake Ann Trail enters the Mt. Baker Wilderness. <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/recreation/?cid=fsbdev7_001639">Wilderness regulations </a>apply, including a maximum party size of 12.</li><li>Fishing requires a <a href="http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/">Washington State Fishing License</a>.</li><li>Once trail enters <a href="http://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm">North Cascades National Park</a>&nbsp;national park regulations apply: overnight use requires a backcountry permit, hunting and pets are prohibited.</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.