Colville National Forest · Washington
Swan Lake
2.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 14 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/31
Picnic areas
Along the way Swan Lake Kitchen Group Campsite
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 48.5174, -118.8368 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Swan Lake #14 the Forest Service's write-up
No Fee · season May 10 to 30 November
Swan Lake trail is connected to Swan Lake campground with two access points. One is located at Scatter creek Road at the South end of campground and the other is located at the north end of campground by the CCC era kitchen. This hike will take you around the lake with spectacular views of the lake and surrounding mountains . Wildlife such as deer, moose and Osprey have been seen from the trail making for great pictures. The chances of hearing and seeing loons on the lake is always a possibility, as they have nested at Swan lake for years. There are two foot bridges which allow the hiker to cross the swampy areas of the trail. Plenty of flowering shrubs and ground flowers to delight the senses.
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.
