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Recreation Region: Mt. Baker Ranger District

Watson Lakes Trailhead

Current Conditions
Inaccessible due to road washout

Provides access to: Anderson-Watson Lakes Trail 611 which accesses Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness.

General Information

Open 24 hours/day

Wilderness regulations apply in Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness.

Recreation Passes honored for day use fee payment: Digital Passes, Northwest Forest Pass, and Interagency Recreation Passes. Washington State Discover Pass is not valid at US Fee Sites.  

Day Use:
$5 per vehicle per day
$30 per annual

Day use fee payment options: Scan & Pay on-site or display a valid Recreation Pass.   

*Suggestion: Download the recreation.gov app before your trip to have the ability to scan & pay digitally on-site.  

Yellow sign and brown sign says Mt Baker Ranger Station; Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

Address: 810 State Route 20 Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Phone: (360) 854-2553
Hours: OPEN Monday (all services provided); OPEN Tues-Fri (limited services: Maps, NW Forest Pass, Interagency Annual Pass Only). Hours 8 am - 12 pm; 1 pm - 4pm. Closed 12-1 for lunch. Closed on weekends. (Closed on federal holidays)

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 48.67490098

Longitude: -121.61530345

Elevation

4,300 feet

Directions

From the Mt. Baker Ranger District office in Sedro-Woolley, WA follow State Route 20 east for 16 miles to milepost 82. Turn left (north) on the Baker Lake Highway (Forest Service road 11). Continue for 14 miles to the Baker Dam Road and turn right. Drive past the Puget Sound Energy Kulshan Campground and across the Upper Baker Dam. After crossing the dam, turn left on Forest Service road 1107. Follow Forest Service road 1107 for 8 miles. Turn left on Forest Service road 1107022. The trailhead and parking area are located on the right.

Facility and Amenity Information

Restrooms

Vault toilet(s)

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Nearby Trails

Recreation Opportunities

Last updated September 2, 2026