Long Branch Creek Trail (Gorge Lake Trail)

The access to the trailhead is well marked by US Forest Service signage. However, the last mile is on a primitive road (recommend high clearance vehicle). Once at the trailhead there is ample camping and parking space within 200m of the trailhead. The trail begins by climbing gradually for 2 miles through lodgepole pine forests crossing Gorge Creek several times on well constructed foot bridges. It's at the 2 mile mark that you can begin to see the steep ridge lines above the lakes. The last mile before the lake has a few steep (but manageable) sections that wind past massive rock outcroppings before the trail descends briefly to the lake shore.