Trail Reports for Sawtooth NRA ***Unless otherwise reported-expect high creeks, snow levels at 9,200 ft. and trees on trails*** Due to high winds in the area, if trees were previously reported removed there may be trees down on the trail in the future Conditions are always changing on the Forest

Date Name Trail Number Trail Segment Conditions, Hazards and General Notes on Trails - Past Hellroaring towards Farley- Hellroaring to Imogene has small patches of snow 07/05/19 SRS 092 Alice Lake - Redfish Lake Trail - Hikers reported the trail to Edith lake (from Lake Imogene) looked to be deep in snow (they were not heading that far up and did not attempt). - Alice is clear of snow. Trail from Alice to Toxaway is covered in snow patches and an avalanche field. Toxaway lake is clear of snow on the north 06/28/19 RFVC 095, 092, 096 Alice/Toxaway Loop Trail side and is free to camp on. The rest of the loop had only small patches of snow. Creek crossing are still a bit high 094 Alpine Creek Trail Alpine Way - Iron Creek to Stanley Ranger Station 06/28/19 Visitor 528 Hiking from Alpine Way trailhead to Marshall Lake open. Goat Lake still frozen, talus fields are covered in snow but accessible Trail 528 Alpine Way - Stanley Lake to Iron Creek Trail 06/14/19 Alturas Creek Trail Open, with a few wet patches. 391 Amber Gulch Trail 482 Ardeth Lake Trail

- The hike up to the lake is fairly clear at the moment. - Snow is present about .1 miles from Baker Lake (near the lake marker), must walk the rest of the way on big snowdrifts (some up to 3ft deep). 06/28/19 Visitor 138 Baker Lake Trail - The trail disappears soon after that, so continue up to the left over the ridge. - The lake is beautiful but still mostly frozen

- Clear to first and second lake. 06/28/19 Visitor 155 Bench Lakes Trail - Minimal snow to fourth lake 462 Benedict Trail Big Boulder to Little Boulder-Livingston Mill - Castle Divide Trail 680 Big Boulder Trail (to Walker Lake Trail) 646 Big Casino/Martin Trail 683 Boulder Chain Lakes Trail - Trail is dry approximately halfway, likely all the way to top. 06/14/19 RFVC 103 Boundary Creek Trail - Expect some patches of snow. Two large felled trees. - Snow at trail intersection and continues to Casino Lake. Small patches of snow going down to Casino Creek. - Snow-free, lots of down trees. - At one point the trail merges with a creek - the initial crossing is potentially dangerous; bring/use hiking poles. 07/05/19 SRS 114 Bowery Creek Trail - Some deadfall will be hard for horse riders to pass. He made it the East Pass (trail?) and up and over into the other drainage. (Also added that he could not even find Sheep Creek Trail) 399 Bull Moose Trail 06/28/19 RFVC 191 Cabin Creek Trail - Patches of snow at the top, but the lake is accessible Chamberlain Basin to Castle Divide/Baker lake- 047 Livingston Mill-Castle Divide Trail 110 Chamberlain Basin Trail Champion Creek Cutoff (105) starting off of Pole Creek Road 197 06/28/19 SRS 105 Champion Creek Cutoff - Clear to summit (1.5ish miles), snow on trail over summit to Champion Lakes, but clear the rest of the way; the trail up to the summit is challenging, steep, straight up in places

06/05/19 SRS 105 Champion Creek Trail Clear 4.7 miles to South Fork Champion Creek trailhead

Easley Hot Springs / Gulch Trail 148 - Open (AKA Curly's Trail) 112 East Fork Salmon River-Grand Prize Trail 127 East Fork/North Fork Trail -Logged out/clear. -Still a lot of muddy sections. 06/14/19 Trail Crew 628 Elk Mountain Loop Trail -Mosquitoes in marshy areas. -Lots of wild flowers. 06/28/19 SRS 169 Federal Gulch - Mudslide 1.5 miles east of campground; creek is buried 06/28/19 SRS 104 Fisher-Williams Loop Trail - Mostly clear of snow and trees; 5 or 6 new trees over the trail 06/28/19 SRS 186 Fishhook Creek Trail -There is one tree down and one muddy patch, otherwise perfect. 07/05/19 109 Fourth of July Lake Trail - Clear to Lake with some patchy snow - Fourth of July Creek to Boulder Lake – patches of snow up to ridgeline overlooking Antz Basin with minimal post-holing 219 Fourth of July to Born Lakes - Antz Basin Trail - Antz Basin held snow - Windy Devil ridge was snow-free

- All trails open (including those previously closed for wildlife protection) 06/28/19 SRS Galena Trails - Lodge open 9-4. 111 Germania Creek Trail Goat Lake 07/05/19 SRS N/A - River crossings are high (off the Alpine Way Trail #528) 112 Grand Prize Trail -The Grandjean road at the Sawtooth Lodge is closed with no vehicles access to the Grandjean Campground or Trailhead. - Backcountry Trail Report from visitor (1 week trip) - Trail 452 open 1.5 miles to Baron Creek - -To North Fork Baron Creek (deep water creek crossing) -Return to Sawtooth Lake & Alpine Lake -- open -Toward Observation Peak to catch Stanley Lake Trail - Avalanche field above Bridal Veil Falls (3-4 football fields in size) 06/28/19 SRS Grandjean Trailhead - Difficult to find trail - Crossed creek below Bridal Veil Falls (open) - Avalanche field above Bridal Veil Falls (3-4 football fields in size) - Difficult to find trail - Crossed creek below Bridal Veil Falls - To Stanley Lake ... end of trip - Clear with patches of snow to Lake Imogene, almost made it, turned around because of time not conditions 06/28/19 SRS 097 Hell Roaring (Lower) 06/28/19 SRS 089 Hell Roaring (Upper) - Snow free - Open to the peak; some patches of snow but nothing serious. 07/05/19 SRS 106 Horton Peak Trail - Cleared of trees

- Consistent snow at/around beginning 8,400' with some moderate-to-difficult route-finding needed over the pass to Sawtooth Lake. 07/05/19 SRS 640 Iron Creek - Stanley LakeTrail -Alpine lake is clear, snow at Sawtooth Lake, the divide on the otehr side of the lake is covered in snow adn difficult to pass.

680 Island Lake Trail 06/28/19 SRS Kane Creek Trail - Trailhead is not accessible 06/28/19 Visitor 811 Little Basin Creek Trail - Significant avalanche debris. One can pull a mountain bike up and around the tress, but probably not a motorcycle. 682 Little Boulder Creek Trail 232 Little Casino Trail - No snow, trail dry from highway 75 to the intersection with the Four Acres and Sunny Gulch trails 454 Little Queens River Trail Long Gulch 06/28/19 Visitor 123 - Snow on the trail, Cabin not accessible (to Pioneer Cabin) 034 Mattingly Creek Trail 192 Mays Creek Trail 640 McGowan Lakes Trail 460 Middle Fork Boise River Trail 136 Mill Creek Trail 135 Miner lake Trail 07/05/19 SRS 154 Mount Cramer Trail - Waist high creek crossing required 05/31/19 210 Murdock Creek Trail Trail is open and accessible 478 North Fork Baron Creek-Sawtooth lake Trail 115 North Fork Big Wood/West Pass Trail 06/14/19 135 Norton Lake Trail Trailhead accessible - open 1.5 - 2 miles. 06/28/19 311 Oregon-Fox Connector Open; a few trees down, but dry and very accessible. 494 Pats lake Trail -Trail clear/snow free to Alice Lake. - Stream crossings are high, with the second being especially so. Hikers have created trail directs hikers upstream to a more safe crossing 07/05/19 SRS 095 Pettit Creek Trail and then back down to the trail. - There is snow around Twin Lakes - no reports of anyone successfully making it from Alice Lake to Toxaway Lake. `-There are several snow banks making it not yet passable by wheelchair, but it is by foot. -All clear of Debris, logs, but several snow banks 07/06/19 SNRA 618 Phyllis Lake Trail -Limited parking at TH, no trailer Turnaround -Lots of bugs at the lake and wildflowers are out -Road 053 to the trail is a very rough 4X4 road Pioneer Cabin Trail 06/28/19 122 - Snow on the trail, Cabin not accessible (to Pioneer Cabin) 261 Pole Creek ATV Trails - Rainbow Trail - Full loop trail to both lakes is open, with some snow. - Trails include: Prairie Lake Trail 06/28/19 Visitor 134 - Norton Creek-Prairie Creek Trail (#134) (to Prairie Lake & Miner Lake) - Miner creek-Prairie Trail (#132) - Miner Canyon Trail (#135) 458 Queens River Trail - Reports of an avalance snow field near Flatrock junction ~ 7 miles from trailhead (near redfish lodge). 07/05/19 Hiker 101 Redfish Creek - Baron Creek Trail - Trail clear to Flatrock junction, with patches of snow - Bear has been seen in the area. Mostly clear to switchback, waist deep on other side of the lake. Black Bear seen near Redfish Inlet. 06/28/19 SRS 045 Redfish Inlet TH Trail Trail clear, Lily ponds has a log down easy to make creek crossing.

Trails Report for Sawtooth NRA-Trail clear to the Bench Lake. Still very buggy, lily pads are starting to pop up. Many bear sightings. Arnica and 06/28/19 RFVC 155 Redfish to Bench Lakes Trail arrowroot. Ticks are out.

647 Rough Creek Trail 07/05/19 SIHA N/A Saddle Back Lake Trail - Stream crossing required 452 South Fork Payette Trail - Trail is free to Bridal Veil Falls. One downed log past the first creek crossing able to move stock and bike around. Snow is about 1/4 mile to the 06/28/19 RFVC 640 Stanley Lake Iron Creek Trail First Hansen Lake. - Sawtooth Lake frozen over; minimal places to camp. 06/28/19 SRS 313 Timber Draw Trail - Closed due to avalanche Tin Cup (For Horse Access) Trail from Tin Cup has patchy snow from wilderness boundary to 1st creek crossing with heave snow past creek crossing and not sure about 05/31/19 Backcountry Ranger 095 Tin Cup to Alice Lake (Pettit Creek Trail) further. Trail is clear of trees to 1st creek crossing which is reportedly quite deep/swift so please use caution when near water. There are areas of mud and wet trail. Lots of safe along trail. 190 Titus Lake Trail 092, 040 Toxaway lake to Sand Mountain Pass (Trail - Avalanche path across the trail that is around 1/8th of a mile across 07/05/19 SRS 453 Trail Creeks Trail - Downed trees and some remaining snow patches make it difficult, but not impassable ... more or less clear, with some larger snow patches on the trail near the lake elevations. 107 Twin Creek Trail 128 Upper North Fork Big Wood River Trail 029 Valley Creek to Knapp Creek Trail 203 Washington Trail 129 West Fork / North Fork Big Wood Trail Windy Devil 07/05/19 SRS N/A (aka - Devil's Staircase) 06/28/19 SRS 096 Yellowbelly to Toxaway Trail - Avalanche debris across trail