About this place

Provides access to Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000. If you head northeast you will cross Forest Road 23 and head into Mt. Adams Wilderness. If you head southeast you will walk less than a few miles in to Steamboat Lake. Form here the Pacific Crest Trail heads west to Mosquito Lake and then south to the Indian Heaven Wilderness. Paved parking for 4 vehicles and an information board. A wilderness permit is required when entering into a Wilderness area. Wilderness permits are free and self-issued at the trailhead. Motorized and mechanized uses are not allowed in Wilderness areas. The Pacific Crest Trail is closed to all motorized use and bicycles. From Trout Lake, Washington head northwest on WA-141 towards the Ranger Station. After 1.5 miles turn right on Trout Lake Creek Road/Forest Road 88 and continue for 12.5 miles to the trailhead.