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Surveyors Lake–Tubing Park, 3 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Tubing Park, Divide Lake and Surveyors Lake. It climbs 1,469 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,828 – 4,111 ft · steepest grade: 33%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40838, -121.40732
Nearest town Snoqualmie Pass, WA

Directions

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Surveyors Lake–Tubing Park, 3 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,829–4,112 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.40838, -121.40732

Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Overflow Shuttle Stop stop 218 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Tubing Park.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miPass Surveyors Lake.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miReach Surveyors Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

6% dirt3% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F57°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity54%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon 72°51°
Tue 57°44°
Wed 62°41°
Thu 61°45° 55%
Fri 47°40° 66%
Sat 61°40° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Overflow Shuttle Stop stop 218 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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