Colville National Forest · Washington
Browns Lake
0.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 320 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 48.4364, -117.1953 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Browns Lake #320 the Forest Service's write-up
$5 day use fee if parking in the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/colville/recreation/recarea/?recid=67820">Browns Lake Campground</a>. Additional fee free parking 1/2 mile up Forest Service Road #5030000 on the northeastern corner of Browns Lake.
2023 camping access will be unavailable due to the reconstruction of Browns Lake Campground and boat launch area. The gate is close to vehicle access but walk in access for fishing and foraging will be permitted at this time.
This non-motorized two mile round trip easy hiking trail provides scenic viewpoints of Browns Lake. This trail was constructed in 1991 and dedicated to the memory of long time campground host Jerry Rowland. The trail passes through a grove of old growth Cedar and ends at the fish-viewing platform.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Colville National Forest
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.
