Umpqua National Forest · Oregon

Lakes

5.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1578 · trail class 1 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

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Lakes Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee. · season Year Round to

Lake Trailhead - Signs at Beginning
Photo: US Forest Service

This trailhead provides access to Lakes Trail #1578 , which leads to both Cliff and Buckeye Lakes within the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness . The trails passes through a mixed stand of trees including a madrone forest and young stands of fir, the result of a wildfire sweeping through in 2002. Expect to encounter numerous downed trees and faint sections of trail.

Provides access to: Lakes Trail #1578 which enters Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness .

Some parking available. More parking available at nearby Fish Lake Trailhead .

Trailhead sits at 2,280 feet of elevation. Snow may impact travel to this trailhead in the Winter.

Latitude: 43.088722

Longitude: -122.565300

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5438488">Wilderness restrictions apply</a> within Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.

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Skimmerhorn Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee. · season Spring to Fall

Provides access to : Acker Divide Trail #1437 , Grasshopper Trail #1574 , Grasshopper Mountain Trail #1580 , Indian Trail #1573 , and Lakes Trail #1578 . These trails all access Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness .

There is some parking available at the trailhead. Facilities include: One toilet, picnic tables, and a fire ring.

Trailhead sits at 3,600 feet of elevation. Expect snow to impact travel to this trailhead from mid to late Fall through mid to late Spring.

Latitude: 43.077831

Longitude: -122.540529

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5438488">Wilderness restrictions apply</a> within Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Twin Lakes West Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season June to

Twin Lakes West Trailhead

This popular trailhead provides access to the Twin Lakes #1500 trail and the Twin Lakes. There is a view point from the lower trailhead.

Amenities

No drinking water

No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

Vault toilet

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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.