Willamette National Forest · Oregon

Helen Lake

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 3577 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailhead Helen Lake Trailhead Drive there

Helen Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead provides access to:

Helen Lake Trail #3577

See Trail page for more information.

Restrictions <ul><li><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/?cid=stelprdb5097165">Wilderness Regulations</a></li><li><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/?cid=stelprdb5098066">Weed Free Feed Required</a></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.