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Over 100,000 people visit the AN ENDURING RESOURCE Alpine Lakes Wilderness each year. Please become familiar with the regulations which WILDERNESS are designed to minimize the physical, biological, and social effects of your stay.

REGULATIONS Permits are required for ALL visitors. Obtain information for Enchantments Permit Area at: recreation.gov For all other use, permits are self-issuing at trailheads from May 15–October 31 Maximum group size is 12 (combined people and stock) wilderness- wide, except for the Enchantment Permit Area where it is 8. Mechanized / motorized equipment not allowed, including drones. For additional information contact: Shortcutting trail switchbacks is prohibited. Okanogan–Wenatchee National Caching or leaving equipment for more than 48 hours is prohibited. 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801 Stay out of areas closed for restoration. (509) 664-9200 fs.usda.gov/okawen Protect water quality by keeping all contaminants away from water. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Leash dogs on all trails off I-90 and Highway 2 west of Steven’s Pass. 2930 Wetmore Ave. Suite 3A Exceptions: Stock users traveling north from and Everett, WA 98201 visitors on the Tunnel Creek Trail may travel with dogs under reliable voice control. (425) 783-6000 or (800) 627-0062 Dogs are prohibited in Enchantments Permit Area and Ingalls Lake. Outdoor Recreation Information: Damaging natural features including trees, snags, rocks is prohibited. (206) 470-4060 fs.usda.gov/mbs Pack It In, Pack It Out. For information on Leave No Trace! visit lnt.org People who guide trips in Wilderness need a special use permit. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Don’t forget your NW Forest Pass on vehicle!

Over 100,000 people visit the AN ENDURING RESOURCE Alpine Lakes Wilderness each year. Please become familiar with the regulations which WILDERNESS are designed to minimize the physical, biological, and social effects of your stay.

REGULATIONS Permits are required for ALL visitors. Obtain information for Enchantments Permit Area at: recreation.gov For all other use, permits are self-issuing at trailheads from May 15–October 31 Maximum group size is 12 (combined people and stock) wilderness- wide, except for the Enchantment Permit Area where it is 8. Mechanized / motorized equipment not allowed, including drones. For additional information contact: Shortcutting trail switchbacks is prohibited. Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest Caching or leaving equipment for more than 48 hours is prohibited. 215 Melody Lane Stay out of areas closed for restoration. Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 664-9200 fs.usda.gov/okawen Protect water quality by keeping all contaminants away from water. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Leash dogs on all trails off I-90 and Highway 2 west of Steven’s Pass. 2930 Wetmore Ave. Suite 3A Exceptions: Stock users traveling Pacific Crest Trail north from Snoqualmie Pass and visitors on the Tunnel Creek Trail may travel with dogs under reliable voice control. Everett, WA 98201 (425) 783-6000 or (800) 627-0062 Dogs are prohibited in Enchantments Permit Area and Ingalls Lake. Outdoor Recreation Information: Damaging natural features including trees, snags, rocks is prohibited. (206) 470-4060 fs.usda.gov/mbs Pack It In, Pack It Out. For information on Leave No Trace! visit lnt.org People who guide trips in Wilderness need a special use permit. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Don’t forget your NW Forest Pass on vehicle! Camping Restrictions Stock Restrictions Contain stock at least 200 feet from lakes. If hobbled, stock Campfires areprohibited above 4,000 feet on the west side can be tied to trees larger than 6 inches in diameter for up to of the Cascade crest and above 5,000 feet east of the crest. 4 hours. When using highlines, hobble stock standing within Campfires areprohibited within ½ mile of the following 8 feet of trees. Use only processed stock feed. additional locations below these elevations: Stock users camping within ½ mile of following locations must Chiwaukum Lake Leland Lake Spectacle Lake stay at designated camps (marked by horseshoe symbol): Deep Lake Little Square Lake Deception Lakes Frosty Pass Squaw Lake Eightmile Lake Lower Tuscohatchie Lake Stuart Lake Doelle Lakes Ingalls Creek Trail Timothy Meadows French & Icicle Trails jct. Surprise Lake Flora & Brigham Lakes Meadow Camp Upper Park Lake Glacier Lake Necklace Valley Trail Swimming Deer Lake Hope & Mig Lakes Olallie Lake Talapus Lake Travel with pack and saddle stock (including llamas and goats) Pratt Lake Trout Lake (SRD) is prohibited on the following wilderness trails west of Lake Dorothy Rachel Lake Trout Lake (WRRD) Cascade Crest: All trails except Pacific Crest Trail #2000, Lake Ivanhoe Rebecca Lake Upper Park Lake Deception Creek Tr. #1059, Deception Lakes Tr. #1063 and Lake Susan Jane Shovel Lake Lake Lake Clarice Tr. #1066 Llamas and goats permitted on all trails on Snoqualmie Valley Ranger District. Hikers camping at the following locations must stay at East of Cascade Crest: designated camps (marked by the hiker symbol): Chiwaukum Cr. Tr.#1591 Mineral Creek Tr. #1331 Big Heart Lake Lake Dorothy Rainbow Lake - above Glacier Creek junction Peggy’s Pond Tr. #1375 Chain Lakes (WRRD) Lake Mary Ridge Lake Ethel Lake Tr. #1585 Rachel Lake Tr. #1313 Copper Lake Little Heart Lake Pratt Lake Grace Lakes Tr. #1578 Tr. #1553 Doelle Lakes Lower Tuscohatchie Lake Snow Lakes (WRRD) Gold Cr. Tr. #1314 Spade Lake Tr. #1337 Gem Lake Malachite Lake Snow Lake (SVRD) Ingalls Way Tr. #1390.1 Spectacle Lake Tr. #1306 Gravel Lake Mason Lake Surprise Lake Klonaqua Lakes Tr. #1563 Stuart Lake Tr. #1599 except from the Headlight Basin Melakwa Lake Talapus Lake Lake Julius Tr. #1584B Saturday following Labor Day to January 1 Ingalls Lake Nada Lake Trout Lake (SRD) Lake Lillian Tr. #1332 Tuck & Robin Lakes Tr. #1376.1 Island Lake Olallie Lake Upper Lake Florence Lake Terrence Tr. #1313 Upper Roaring Creek Tr. #1584 McCue Ridge Tr. #1574 No camping within 200 feet of the following lakes: Cradle Lake Lake Edna Escondido Tarns Camping with pack and saddle stock within ½ mile of the Cup Lake Larch Lake following lakes is prohibited: Cradle Lake Lake Mary Square Lake

*WRRD— Ranger District Josephine Lake Lake Vicente Wolverine Lake *SVRD—Snoqualmie Valley Ranger District Lake Alice Little Eightmile Lake Upper Lake Florence *SRD—Skykomish Ranger District Lake Ivanhoe Spectacle Lake

Camping Restrictions Stock Restrictions Campfires areprohibited above 4,000 feet on the west side Contain stock at least 200 feet from lakes. If hobbled, stock of the Cascade crest and above 5,000 feet east of the crest. can be tied to trees larger than 6 inches in diameter for up to 4 hours. When using highlines, hobble stock standing within Campfires areprohibited within ½ mile of the following 8 feet of trees. Use only processed stock feed. additional locations below these elevations: Stock users camping within ½ mile of following locations must Chiwaukum Lake Leland Lake Spectacle Lake stay at designated camps (marked by horseshoe symbol): Deep Lake Little Eightmile Lake Square Lake Eightmile Lake Lower Tuscohatchie Lake Stuart Lake Deception Lakes Frosty Pass Squaw Lake French & Icicle Trails jct. Nada Lake Surprise Lake Doelle Lakes Ingalls Creek Trail Timothy Meadows Glacier Lake Necklace Valley Trail Swimming Deer Lake Flora & Brigham Lakes Meadow Camp Upper Park Lake Hope & Mig Lakes Olallie Lake Talapus Lake Travel with pack and saddle stock (including llamas and goats) Josephine Lake Pratt Lake Trout Lake (SRD) is prohibited on the following wilderness trails west of Lake Dorothy Rachel Lake Trout Lake (WRRD) Cascade Crest: All trails except Pacific Crest Trail #2000, Lake Ivanhoe Rebecca Lake Upper Park Lake Deception Creek Tr. #1059, Deception Lakes Tr. #1063 and Lake Susan Jane Shovel Lake Wolverine Lake Lake Clarice Tr. #1066 Llamas and goats permitted on all trails on Snoqualmie Valley Ranger District. Hikers camping at the following locations must stay at East of Cascade Crest: designated camps (marked by the hiker symbol): Chiwaukum Cr. Tr.#1591 Mineral Creek Tr. #1331 Big Heart Lake Lake Dorothy Rainbow Lake - above Glacier Creek junction Peggy’s Pond Tr. #1375 Chain Lakes (WRRD) Lake Mary Ridge Lake Ethel Lake Tr. #1585 Rachel Lake Tr. #1313 Copper Lake Little Heart Lake Pratt Lake Grace Lakes Tr. #1578 Snow Lakes Tr. #1553 Doelle Lakes Lower Tuscohatchie Lake Snow Lakes (WRRD) Gold Cr. Tr. #1314 Spade Lake Tr. #1337 Gem Lake Malachite Lake Snow Lake (SVRD) Ingalls Way Tr. #1390.1 Spectacle Lake Tr. #1306 Gravel Lake Mason Lake Surprise Lake Klonaqua Lakes Tr. #1563 Stuart Lake Tr. #1599 except from the Headlight Basin Melakwa Lake Talapus Lake Lake Julius Tr. #1584B Saturday following Labor Day to January 1 Ingalls Lake Nada Lake Trout Lake (SRD) Lake Lillian Tr. #1332 Tuck & Robin Lakes Tr. #1376.1 Island Lake Olallie Lake Upper Lake Florence Lake Terrence Tr. #1313 Upper Roaring Creek Tr. #1584 No camping within 200 feet of the following lakes: McCue Ridge Tr. #1574 Cradle Lake Lake Edna Escondido Tarns Camping with pack and saddle stock within ½ mile of the Cup Lake Larch Lake following lakes is prohibited: Cradle Lake Lake Mary Square Lake *WRRD—Wenatchee River Ranger District Josephine Lake Lake Vicente Wolverine Lake *SVRD—Snoqualmie Valley Ranger District Lake Alice Little Eightmile Lake Upper Lake Florence *SRD—Skykomish Ranger District Lake Ivanhoe Spectacle Lake