Trail Overview

The trail travels from US-20 to Island and Link Lakes through a variety of forests of scrub and young pines and occasional patches of old mature pines. The trail is mostly one vehicle wide with occasional opportunities to pull over every 1/4 mile or so. There are a few dispersed campsites near each of the lakes. Visiting in late June, there were a minimal amount of misquotes and insects.

Photos of Island and Link Lakes

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Difficulty

The trail has occasional small rocks 2-6" with one larger 12" rock obstacle along the trail to Island Lake. A full-sized vehicle will likely need to drive through some brush and limbs that will be in contact with the vehicle.

Technical Rating

Micah B.

Apr 24, 2026

Open

Easy and open. No issues.

Collin Knop

Sep 13, 2025

Open

As a novice I found the trail to be fun. Dry and dusty all the way. A lot of loose gravel and dust. We only went to Island Lake and the trail was ruts and dust with what I as a novice would call difficult. My Ranger had no issues with this trail.