Baker Lake Trail 610

This is a wonderful family hike for all seasons with its low elevation and level grade. Stands of giant old growth trees draped in lichen and covered in moss are some of the highlights along this trail. Baker Lake Trail is the only trail on Mt. Baker Ranger District open for stock and llama use year round. It can also be accessed at the north via Baker River Trail 606.

This trail leads into a majestic stand of Douglas fir that regrew after Mt. Baker erupted and started a forest fire in 1843. You can still see the burned snags of the cedar trees that once dominated the area. From south to north, the trail contours the eastern shoreline of Baker Lake, offering glimpses of Mt. Baker. All along the trail spot western trillium, twinflower, foamflower, coralroot and twisted stalk.

Cross Anderson Creek at mile 1.5 by a single foot log or a horse ford. A spur trail at mile 1.8 goes left .3 miles to Anderson Point and campsites at the edge of Baker Lake. Continue two more miles on Baker Lake Trail and find another spur trail on the left that leads .3 miles to Maple Grove Camp. Boaters and hikers often use this campground with six tent sites.

In 4.5 miles along Baker Lake Trail pass campsites at Silver Creek and 1.5 miles beyond Silver Creek reach the junction with Noisy Creek Trail 610.3. Turn left to Noisy Creek campsites on the point or right to hike Noisy Creek Trail 610.3.

If you continue on Baker Lake Trail, you’ll cross a footbridge over scenic Hidden Creek in three miles. The trail drops down to parallel Baker River to the trail's end at the intersection with Baker River Trail 606. Horse camps are available near the Baker River Trailhead, approximately .5 miles south of the Baker Lake Trail terminus.

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