State: Washington
Location: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Length, One-Way: 0.7 miles
Trail Type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 3900 feet
Elevation Change: 100 feet
Best Season: Summer, Fall
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy
Parking: Northwest Forest Pass is required at trailheads.
Snoqualmie Falls
Trail Information
The Blue Lake Trail is an easy, short hike to a picturesque subalpine lake. The trail begins in an old clear-cut, but quickly enters the timber. A junction in the trail at 0.2 miles heads to Dock Butte, former site of a Forest Service fire lookout. Stay left at this junction for Blue Lake. The trail wanders through timber and small meadows for another 0.5 mile before dropping to Blue Lake, elevation 4000 feet. Use already established campsites available at the lake.
Directions
From Sedro-Woolley:
Follow State Route 20 east for 16.0 miles to milepost 82. Turn left (north) on the Baker Lake Highway (Forest Road 11). Continue on the Baker Lake Highway for 12.0 miles to Forest Road 12 and turn left. Follow Road 12 for 7.0 miles to Road 1230. Turn left on Road 1230. Trailhead and parking area are located in 4.0 miles at the end of the road.
