Willamette National Forest · Oregon

Duffy Lake

5.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 3427 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Duffy Lake Trailhead Drive there

Duffy Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<ul> <li>$5/vehicle/day or a valid <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/?cid=FSE_005447">recreation pass</a>.&nbsp;</li> <li>Download the <a href="https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app">Recreation.gov mobile app</a> prior to your trip so you can pay the fee onsite with <em>Scan and Pay</em>.</li> <li>No cash or checks accepted on site.</li> </ul>

Trailhead for Duffy Lake Trail #3427 which enters Mt. Jefferson Wilderness.

Other trails you can access from the Duffy Lake Trailhead or the Big Meadows Horse Camp (additional access to Duffy Lake Trail)

Big Meadows Area

Big Meadows Loop Trail #3456

Big Meadows Tie Trail #3434

Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area

Turpentine Trail #3490

Turpentine Loop Trail #3455

Lava Lakes Trail #3433

Maxwell Butte Trail #3391

Duffy Prairie Trail #3454

Santiam Lake Trail #3491

Dixie Lakes Trail #3494

Blue Lake Trail #3422

Bowerman Lake Trail #3492

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.