Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington

Blue Lake

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · trail No. 314 · the forest publishes the line only

Trailhead Blue Lake Trailhead Drive there

Blue Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

A <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/okawen/passes-permits/recreation">recreation pass</a> is required. (A $5/vehicle/day Northwest Forest Pass can be purchased from a self-pay station provided at the trailhead). · season July to

This trailhead gives access to Blue Lake trail . This trailhead is located directly off of North Cascades Highway (State Highway 20). The parking area is paved with about 20 designated parking spots, including one accessible parking spot. The parking is often full. If you choose to park outside the designated parking area, park outside the fog line along the highway. There is an accessible vault toilet.

Restrictions Trail closed to pack and saddle stock, motorized and mechanized travel. No overnight camping within 0.25 mile of the lake.

Accessibility <p>Accessible vault toilet</p>

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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.