The Trail Creek Lakes are a series of five small alpine glacial lakes in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes are on Trail Creek, which is a tributary of the South Fork Payette River. The lakes can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 453. [1]
The Trail Creek Lakes are in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Mount Regan at 10,190 ft (3,110 m) is to the east of the lakes.
Lake | Elevation | Max. length | Max. width | Location |
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Trail Creek Lake 1 | 2,516 m (8,255 ft) | 207 m (679 ft) | 161 m (528 ft) | 44°09′39″N115°04′51″W / 44.160731°N 115.080808°W |
Trail Creek Lake 2 | 2,517 m (8,258 ft) | 062 m (203 ft) | 033 m (108 ft) | 44°09′34″N115°04′51″W / 44.159336°N 115.080828°W |
Trail Creek Lake 3 | 2,510 m (8,230 ft) | 240 m (790 ft) | 145 m (476 ft) | 44°09′28″N115°04′55″W / 44.157794°N 115.081958°W |
Trail Creek Lake 4 | 2,513 m (8,245 ft) | 046 m (151 ft) | 033 m (108 ft) | 44°09′37″N115°05′00″W / 44.160267°N 115.083331°W |
Trail Creek Lake 5 | 2,435 m (7,989 ft) | 274 m (899 ft) | 158 m (518 ft) | 44°09′30″N115°05′13″W / 44.158425°N 115.087039°W |
Sawtooth Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 6.8 miles (10.9 km) southwest of Stanley. A trail from the Iron Creek trailhead and campground leads approximately 5 miles to Sawtooth Lake. The Iron Creek trailhead can be accessed from State Highway 21 via Sawtooth National Forest road 619.
Goat Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Stanley. The lake is most easily accessed from the Iron Creek trailhead, which can be accessed from State Highway 21 via Sawtooth National Forest road 619.
Alpine Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 6.3 mi (10.1 km) southwest of Stanley. A trail from the Iron Creek trailhead and campground leads approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) to Sawtooth Lake. The Iron Creek trailhead can be accessed from State Highway 21 via Sawtooth National Forest road 619. There is another lake with the name Alpine Lake in the central part of the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Alpine Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 11.4 miles (18.3 km) southwest of Stanley.
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Little Warbonnet Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.
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The Saddleback Lakes are a chain of small alpine glacial lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes are drained by an unnamed tributary of Redfish Lake Creek, which flows into the Salmon River. There are no trails that lead to the lakes, although they are most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 154.
Logjam Lake is a small alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Alpine Creek drainage.
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