This section contains information on the sites located in the southern section of the Huron National Forest. 

This shallow lake is surrounded by National Forest System lands. A small campground surrounded by a mixed hardwood forest, this area is popular.

Trailhead on Little Walnut Road, north of the Little Walnut-Gomez Peak Day Use Area, for access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (Trail #74 on the Gila National Forest).

This Interpretive facility is situated as a rest stop on the Silverthread Scenic Byway. It offers ample graveled parking lot, and interpretive signs explaining the Gap Geology and how it was named. It is not handicap accessible. There is also a small gravel boat launching ramp for rafts and small fishing boats to use on the river.

The Wagon Wheel trail begins at Forest Road #644 north of Heart Lake and ends at Coffee Pot Road #600. The trail leads through an open meadow with spruce and fir on either side down to Wagonwheel Creek in a northwesterly direction.Cross the creek and the trail will turn to follow the creek down the valley into a meadow, be sure to look for the rock cairns that mark the trail through the meadow.Eventually the creek…

Picnic Area

Wahkeena Falls is day use area and trail situated at the base of beautiful Wahkeena Falls, just west of Multnomah Falls on the Historic Columbia River Highway. One of stops along the famed waterfall area on the Historic Highway, it connects with a network of trails that make for great day hike loop opportunities, and world-class scenery. The 242-foot falls is a tiered type of waterfall, named after the Yakama word…

Five primitive campsites available with a fire pit and picnic table at each site. Campground is adjacent to the trailhead/day-use area and Wahtum Lake, located just east of the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness, which provides multiple hiking opportunities.…

The Wahtum Lake Trailhead leads to several trails within Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness. The parking area is for both the trailhead and day use area, located adjacent to the Wahtum Lake Campground. Provides access to:…

    For over 2000 years the Miwuk people lived seasonally in this canyon, gathering food, and fishing the river. The Miwuk word WaKaLuu means river and Hep Yoo describes an untamed or wild force of nature. This beautiful campground is set in mature conifer and oak forest on the North Fork Stanislaus River.

This trail offers a scenic climb through ponderosa pine to the shoulder of Wake Butte.

Recreation areas near the Wakeley Lake.  This is the section of the Huron National Forest furthest west, and most sites are located along or north of M-72. 

A moderatly sized area to take a hike or view wildlife, this area also offers canoeing opportunities. The lake tapers out into a swampy marsh area along the shoreline in some areas. Visitors to the area will be treated to a forested setting that varies from tag alder and conifer…

57 Taff DriveCrawfordville, FL 32327(850) 926-3561

Thick forests, hiking, mountain biking, camping, swimming and boating. Waldo Lake is a recreation gem of the Cascades (besides the hordes of mosquitoes in early summer). Waldo Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in Oregon. Lying high on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Waldo Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in Oregon and one of the purest lakes in the world. It has no permanent inlet to bring…

This site is fairly popular with snowmobile enthusiasts, but parking is limited. Skiers may want to use the Gold Lake Sno-park instead and access Waldo Lake Road by skiing up Gold Lake Road to Gold Lake Trail. Two miles up Gold Lake Trail, Fuji Mountain Trail leads west to Waldo Lake Road. Waldo Lake Road is a shared snowmobile/…

The High Cascades portion is characterized by steep to moderate slopes and includes many basin areas with lakes, meadows, and rock outcrops. The Western Cascades portion is typified by steep, dissected slopes. There is an impressive array of lakes scattered throughout the Wilderness which includes the Six Lakes Basin, Eddeeleo Lakes, and Quinn Lakes. Located just outside the eastern boundary of the wilderness is…

Elevation: 6357 feetBuilt: 1957, Flat RoofTrail: Waldo Mountain Trail #3592 from Salmon Creek; access from North Waldo Campground is difficult because of length and changes in elevationStaffing: currently unstaffed and no longer a functioning lookout The Waldo Mountain Trail #3592 from Salmon Creek is a long, gradually…

Starting out of Georgetown go south on the Guanella Pass to the turn off for Waldorf, Forest Road #248. This road follows the old Argentine Railroad and goes to McCellan Mountain. A high-clearance/4-wheel drive vehicle is recommended.

Trailhead for Walk in the Past Trail #616.

Walker Area

This is a little-used trail that offers access to the more remote southeastern slopes and foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains. It climbs out of cool, green Walker Basin to a junction with the Gardner Trail #143 about a quarter of the distance between that trail’s…

This buoy is available on a first come; first serve basis and is intended for use by small and medium watercraft. The buoy is located in 30-80 feet of water and has a 7/8 inch chain. Look for a white buoy with blue reflective tape.

The North Country Trail parallels an east-west line along the southern border of the Forest. Hikers wishing an overnight experience will find backcountry campsites next to the lovely small lakes along the trail. Additionally there are more than 20 dispersed campsites on small lakes that are beautiful in the fall and excellent fishing lakes! Some campsites provide fire rings and wilderness latrines.…

This campground is located on Walkup Lake.

This is a popular cabin as it is near the Wall Creek Game Management Area south of Ennis, Montana. There are three buildings at this site: a barn, a main house, and the cabin. Only the cabin is available for public use. The barn and main house are used by the grazing association. The facility was a ranger station until the 1940s.

This body of water is part of the Provo drainage.

The Wall Lake Trail is one of the quickest and steepest routes up onto the Flat Tops. Leaving the trailhead just above the Trappers Lake campgrounds, the trail immediately enters lodgepole pine and spruce that were burned in the 2002 Big Fish Fire. The burned area continues until roughly 2 miles above Anderson Lake. Please use extreme caution among standing dead trees. Atop the plateau, the trail meets …

East side of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland.