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 Segment Conditions, Hazards and General Notes on Trails 4th of July Lake and Washington Lake Trail # 109 4th of July to Born Lakes- Antz Basin Trail # 219 Alice/Toxaway Loop (Trail#'s 095, 092, 096) Alpine Creek Trail# 094 Alpine Way- Iron Creek to Stanley Ranger Station Trail# 528 Alpine Way-Stanley Lake to Iron Creek Trail# 528 Amber Gulch Trail# 391 Ardeth Lake Trail# 482 Benedict Trail# 462 Big Boulder to Little Boulder-Livingston Mill -Castle Divide Trail # 047 Big Boulder Trail #680 to Walker Lake Trail # 601 Big Casino/Martin Trail# 646 Boulder Chain Lakes Trail # 683 Boundary Creek Trail# 103 Bowery Creek Trail # 114 Bull Moose Trail# 399 Cabin Creek Trail# 191 Chamberlain Basin to Castle Divide/Baker lake-Livingston Mill- Castle Divide Trail # 047 Chamerblain Basin Trail # 110 Champion Creek Trail # 105 East Fork Salmon River-Grand Prize Trail # 112 East Fork/North Fork Trail # 127 Elk Mountain Loop Trail# 628 and Trail# 853 Fisher-Williams Loop Trail# 104 5/23/19 SRS Fishook Creek Trail# 186 clear and accessible Germania Creek Trail # 111 Grand Prize Trail# 112 5/31/19 Susan Grandjean TH Trail to Baron Lakes accessible without snow up to 7800-8000ft, didn't hike to far but looks dried out Hell Roaring (Lower TH Trail# 097) (Upper TH Trail# 089) Horton Peak Trail# 106 5/31/19 Susan Iron Creek Trail# 640 Sawtooth Lake TH is clear of snow to the wilderness boundary about a mile in with wet and muddy parts, and has 2 trees down across the trail Island Lake Trail #680 Little Boulder Creek Trail# 682 Little Casino Trail# 232 Little Queens River Trail# 454 Mattingly Creek Trail# 034 Mays Creek Trail# 192 McGowan Lakes Trail# 640 Middle Fork Boise River Trail# 460 Mill Creek Trail# 136 Miner lake Trail# 135 Mt. Cramer Trail# 154 5/31/19 Murdock Creek Trail# 210 trail is open and accessible North Fork Baron Creek-Sawtooth lake Trail# 478 North Fork Big Wood/West Pass Trail# 115 Pats lake Trail# 494 Phyllis Lake Trail # 618 Pole Creek ATV Trails- Rainbow Trail #261 & #416 Prairie lake Trail# 134 Queens River Trail# 458 Redfish Creek-Baron Creek Trail# 101 Redfish Creek-Baron Creek Trail# 101 5/23/19 SRS Redfish Inlet TH Trail# 045 mostly clear to switchback, waist deep on other side of the lake 5/31/19 SNRA Redfish to Bench Lakes Trail# 155 I have heard a few people make it to the first and second lake, but not sure where info came from Rough Creek Trail# 647 SF Payette Trail# 452 Stanley Lake Iron Creek Trail# 640 Tin Cup (For Horse Access) 5/31/19 SNRA Tin Cup to Alice Lake (Pettit Creek Trail# 095) Trail from Tin Cup looks like you can hike in at least 2 miles before encountering snow. Snow level is about 7500-7800 feet Titus Lake Trail# 190 Toxaway lake to Sand Mountain Pass (Trail #'s 092, 040) Trail Creek Trail# 453 Twin Creek Trail # 107 Upper North Fork Big Wood River Trail# 128 Valley Creek to Knapp Creek Trail# 029 West Fork/North Fork Big Wood Trail# 129 Yellowbelly to Toxaway Trail# 096 Trails Itineraries for All Groups in Sawtooth SNRA ***All itineraries are tenative.
Date Trail Segment Start Trail Segment Finish
8/3/16 Middlefork Boise River → Atlanta Powerplant TH → Sawtooth Valley Work Center
7/8/16 - 8/2/16 Atlanta Powerplant TH → Middlefork of Boise River
7/27/16 Sawtooth Valley Work Center → Atlanta
7/26/16 Boulder Chain Lakes (Hatchet Lake) → SVWC
7/26/16 Baker → Little Boulder TH
7/25/16 Baker → Castle → Baker
7/24/16 - 8/1/16 Finish Ten Lakes Basin Trail #463 → Continue working at Benedict Lake Trail #462
7/24/16 Quiet → Noisey → Baker
7/23/16 - 7/25/16 Boulder Chain Lakes →
7/23/16 Four Lakes → Quiet/Noisey Lake
7/22/16 SVWC → Boulder Chain Lakes (Hatchet Lake)
7/22/16 SVWC → Four Lakes Basin
7/20/16 Tin Cup Lake → Tin Cup Lake → Big Boulder → SVWC
7/18/16 - 7/19/16 Clear Ten Lakes Trail #463 → Finish Ten Lakes Trail #463 and Ardeth Lake Trail #482
7/19/16 Walker Lake → Tin Cup Lake
7/18/16 SVWC → Big Boulder Trailhead → Walker Lake
7/17/16 - 7/23/16 SVWC → Toxaway
7/17/16 - 7/19/16 SVWC → Born Lakes
7/16/16 - 7/19/16 SVWC → Born Lakes
7/16/16 - 7/17/16 Work toward Ardeth Lake #482 →
7/13/16 - 7/16/16 Begin working to Virginia Lake → Finish up #452, work towards Vernon Lake on #482
7/11/16 Tin Cup → Big Boulder Trailhead → SVWC
7/11/16 Hatchet Lake → Little Boulder TH → SVWC
7/10/16 Sapphire Lake → Tin Cup Lake
7/10/16 Lonesome Lake → Hatchet Lake
7/9/16 Born Lakes → Lonesome Lake
7/9/16 Goat Lake → Sapphire Lake
7/8/16 SVWC → 4th of July TH → Born Lakes
7/8/16 SVWC → Goat Lake
7/6/16 Middlefork Boise River → Power Plant
7/6/16 Power Plant → Atlanta, then on to the SVWC
7/5/16 Elk Lake → Grandjean
7/5/16 Cramer → SVWC
7/4/16 Borne Lakes → 4th of July
7/4/16 Alpine → Cramer
7/4/16 Toxaway → Edith Lake
7/3/16 4th of July TH → Borne Lakes
7/3/16 Saddleback → Alpine
7/3/16 Twin Lakes → Toxaway Lake
7/2/16 SVWC → Twin Lakes
7/2/16 SVWC → Saddleback Lakes
7/1/16 - 7/4/16 Taylor Springs → Elk Lake