Heaven's Gate National Recreation Trail #73
The Heaven's Gate National Recreation Trail #73 is located on the ridge overlooking Hells Canyon in Idaho. This short trail goes from the Heaven's Gate Trailhead to the overlook by the fire lookout tower. Traveling 0.2 miles through beautiful stands of old growth whitebark pine, and colorful mountain flowers, visitors are rewarded with views of Hells Canyon clear across into Oregon. The trails also shows signs of past wildfire activity which is common and natural in the canyon.
General Information
Getting There
Directions
Directions to the national recreation trail are shown starting from the Heaven's Gate Trailhead.
ADVISORY: Forest Road 517 is very steep, and narrow. Low clearance vehicles, RVs and vehicles pulling trailers are not recommened or advised to use caution when traveling the upper sections of this road. The road can also be slippery when wet or frozen and is not recommended for trailers in the late fall and winter.
Additional Information
Operated By
Forest Service
