Little Bandera Mountain–Bandera Mountain Viewpoint, 10 lakes is a 15-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route passes Rainbow Lake, Blazer Lake, Sir Richard's Pond and 3 more before reaching Bandera Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 4,775 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,864 – 5,164 ft · steepest grade: 55%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pratt Lake Trailhead 47.39784, -121.48649
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Little Bandera Mountain–Bandera Mountain Viewpoint, 10 lakes
15 mi · ▲ 4,775 ft · 7 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,865–5,164 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pratt Lake Trailhead · 47.39784, -121.48649
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pratt Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 4 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miPass Rainbow Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Blazer Lake.
- 0.4 miPass Sir Richard's Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Mason Lake Backcountry Camping.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ira Spring Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Mason Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Old Mason Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ira Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bandera Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Bandera Mountain Viewpoint.
- 100 ftReach Little Bandera Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ira Spring Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Mason Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ira Spring Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mount Defiance Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Pratt Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 82°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity52%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Wed
87°63°
Thu
86°60°
Fri
79°54°
Sat
76°52°
Sun
75°50°
Mon
78°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~246 min). Leave by 4:12 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pratt Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Pratt Lake Trail 2 mi · ▲ 613 ft
- Pratt Mountain & Pratt Lake Trail 10 mi · ▲ 3,221 ft
- Talapus Lake–Olallie Lake, 3 lakes 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,873 ft
- Rainbow Lake–Island Lake, 3 lakes 11 mi · ▲ 2,903 ft
- Blazer Lake–Rainbow Lake, 3 lakes 11.3 mi · ▲ 3,161 ft
- Pratt Lake & Pratt Lake Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 3,083 ft
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