Surveyors Lake–Beaver Lake, 3 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Beaver Lake and Divide Lake before reaching Surveyors Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,542 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,002 – 3,963 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42504, -121.41789
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Surveyors Lake–Beaver Lake, 3 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 3,002–3,965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42504, -121.41789
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 133 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Beaver Lake.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Divide Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Surveyors Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% gravel15% dirt69% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F45°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity57%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
74°50°
Sat
73°48°
Sun
74°47°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 133 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lodge Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 842 ft
- Commonwealth Basin Trail & Old Commonwealth Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 947 ft
- Red Pond & Cave Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft
- Guye Peak North–Guye Peak Middle, 5 summits 4.6 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft
- Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 3,432 ft
- Beaver Lake–Divide Lake, 5 lakes 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,527 ft
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