Snake Lake

Total Miles 6.6
Technical Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time Summer
Trail Type High-Clearance 4x4 Trail
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Snake Lake trail photo

Trail Overview

Short but beautiful hard-core trail. Great views looking down on Gold Lake and Snake Lake. Route open to green-sticker vehicles on posted routes only. Overnight camping in designated sites only. Watch for hikers and mountain bikers on Pacific Crest Hiking Trail.

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Difficulty

Difficult: Very steep and rocky descending to Snake Lake with more obstacles coming back up alongside Little Deer Lake. For modified vehicles and experienced drivers only.

Technical Rating

7

Status Reports

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Alec Bell
Sep 29, 2025
Open
Beautiful trail, but definitely not for beginners. Would absolutely run it again!
Nathan Spangler
Sep 27, 2025
Open
Shelf road and steps down into snake lake still difficult. Leaving lake, pinch point rutted out more then 2 years ago (got passenger fender and tail light damage), climb into little deer lake trapped both Tacomas in the group requiring winching.
Chad Thomas
Aug 02, 2025
Open
Fun trail. Easy to difficult. Fun for everyone.
Devin Steehler
Jun 06, 2025
Open
Gold Lake 4x4 campground accessible. Mild boulders gave fallen into the trial. Super wet, but other than that, accessible to the camp ground. Still snow blocking trail up out of campground to Snake lake.
Rick Fletcher
May 26, 2025
Open
OHV campground is accessible with lockers. Several snow drifts, climb out of Gold lake is impassible with deep snow
Jeffrey Rimando
May 02, 2025
Open
Still has heavy snow cover.
Rob M
Sep 21, 2024
Open
Very rocky and fun trail. It's fairly popular due to the campground, so expect oncomers and watch out for the PCT hikers.
kevin richardson
Aug 02, 2023
Open
Horton Horton
Jul 02, 2023
Open
Gerardo Corrales
Jun 18, 2023
Open

Snake Lake Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • Single Track
  • 50 Inch
  • 60 Inch
  • High Clearance

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