Recreation Region: Heber-Kamas Ranger District
Lakes Country Trail #216
This 4.4-mile trail provides a high-elevation route between the head of Shingle Creek and the Crystal Lake Trailhead. Portions of this trail system have been built to a high standard, while other portions are obscure and difficult to follow. There are many alpine lakes along the route.
Specific Trail Information
Trail Number
216
Trail Type
Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.
Getting There
Trailhead/Starting Points
Crystal Lake Trailhead
Directions
Beginning at the Crystal Lake Trailhead, the trail proceeds west and north to Island Lake, then crosses briefly into the head of Smith-Morehouse Creek before continuing on west to Big Elk Lake. From Big Elk Lake the trail crosses north and west into Erickson Basin, then south and west into the head of the Shingle Creek drainage where it meets the Upper Setting Road.
