Plan with
Confidence
The usual federal wilderness area regulations and restrictions apply here. There may also be additional wilderness-specific restrictions in force; check with the district office if in doubt. Practice Leave No Trace (LNT) backcountry skills and ethics. Camp 100 feet from fragile areas; bury human waste at least 200 feet from water, trails, and campsites. This trail is usually closed by snow from November to June.
Path Type
Point to Point
NOTE: The USFS website confuses the Blue Canyon Trail #982 with the Meadow Lake Trail #976. The #976 drops down from the Cat Hill Way Trail #992 and does not start at the Blue Canyon Trailhead like #982 does.
The steep, little used, Meadow Lake Trail #976 leaves a signed junction on the Cat Hill Way Trail #992 to descend abruptly into the midst of the South Blue Lake Group between Blue and Horseshoe Lakes. It provides a short-cut out of the basin to the Blue Canyon Trailhead and also access to isolated Blue Canyon Lake.
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Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon Section C - Highway 140 to Highway 138
Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon Section C - Highway 140 to Highway 138
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