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[[Category:Mount Hood Area]]
 
 
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[[Category:Mt Hood National Forest]]
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[[Category:Forest Road Access]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
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[[Image:BoulderLakeTH01.jpg|thumb|400px|Boulder Lake Trailhead ''(Tom Kloster)'']]
 
[[Image:BoulderLakeTH01.jpg|thumb|400px|Boulder Lake Trailhead ''(Tom Kloster)'']]
 
[[Image:BoulderLakeTH02.jpg|thumb|250px|Boulder Lake Trailhead ''(Tom Kloster)'']]
 
[[Image:BoulderLakeTH02.jpg|thumb|250px|Boulder Lake Trailhead ''(Tom Kloster)'']]
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{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.25833|longitude=-121.55916}}
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{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.25865|longitude=-121.55944}}
 
{{Elevation|4340 feet}}
 
{{Elevation|4340 feet}}
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{{Driving Time|2 hours}}
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{{Driving Time|110 minutes}}
  
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
*{{Hike ring|trailhead=Boulder Lake Trailhead|hike=Boulder Lakes Hike|log=Boulder Lakes Hike/Log|previous=Bonney Meadows Trailhead|next=Spinning Lake}}
 
*{{Hike ring|trailhead=Boulder Lake Trailhead|hike=Boulder Lakes Hike|log=Boulder Lakes Hike/Log|previous=Bonney Meadows Trailhead|next=Spinning Lake}}
 
*{{Hike ring|trailhead=Boulder Lake Trailhead|hike=Crane Prairie-Boulder Lakes Loop Hike|log=Crane Prairie-Boulder Lakes Loop Hike/Log|previous=Boulder Lake Trailhead|next=Spinning Lake}}
 
*{{Hike ring|trailhead=Boulder Lake Trailhead|hike=Crane Prairie-Boulder Lakes Loop Hike|log=Crane Prairie-Boulder Lakes Loop Hike/Log|previous=Boulder Lake Trailhead|next=Spinning Lake}}
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*{{Hike ring|trailhead=Boulder Lake Trailhead|hike=Upper Boulder Creek Loop Hike|log=Upper Boulder Creek Loop Hike/Log|previous=Boulder Lake Trailhead|next=Boulder Creek-Boulder Lake Trail Junction}}
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*{{Hike ring|trailhead=Boulder Lake Trailhead|hike=Boulder Creek-Swamp Creek Loop Hike|log=Boulder Creek-Swamp Creek Loop Hike/Log|previous=Boulder Lake Trailhead|next=Spinning Lake}}
  
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=== Fees & Regulations ===
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=== Fees, facilities ===
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* None required
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* Information kiosk
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* No fees
  
 
=== Driving Directions ===
 
=== Driving Directions ===
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To reach the trailhead, drive on US 26 to the Highway 35 junction, then follow Highway 35 to the Forest Road 48 junction, on the right, just beyond the bridge over the White River. Follow paved Forest Road 48 south down the White River valley for 6.9 miles to the poorly marked junction with Road 4890.  
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Drive Highway 26 east.
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From the last traffic light in Sandy, just past the ARCO station, drive 30.8 miles through Rhododendron and Government Camp to the junction with Highway 35 for Hood River.
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Bear right here and go 4.8 miles to turn right onto FR 48 fro Wamic and the Rock Creek Reservoir just after crossing the White River.  
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Go 14.3 miles on this paved forest road, and turn left onto FR 4880 for the Boulder Lake Trail and Badger Lake.  
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After 2.4 miles keep right on 4880 where it meets FR 4881.  
  
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Turn left on Road 4890, and follow this paved route for 3.7 miles to where it ends at a well-marked junction.  Unpaved Road 4891 goes left, to Bonney Meadows (don't take this).  Take unpaved Road 4881, which continues straight for another 2.5 miles to a final junction, this time with unpaved Road 4880. Turn left onto this well-graveled but washboard-plagued road and continue the final 4.0 miles to the trailhead -- a wide spot on the left, marked by a large signboard.
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Drive 4.1 miles on this narrow gravel road to the Boulder Lake Trailhead.  
  
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There is no water or restrooms at this trailhead.
 
  
 
=== Page Contributors ===
 
=== Page Contributors ===
 
* [[User:Splintercat|Splintercat (Tom Kloster)]] (primary)
 
* [[User:Splintercat|Splintercat (Tom Kloster)]] (primary)

Revision as of 23:51, 13 April 2017

Boulder Lake Trailhead (Tom Kloster)
Boulder Lake Trailhead (Tom Kloster)

Contents

Hikes starting here

Fees, facilities

  • Information kiosk
  • No fees

Driving Directions

Drive Highway 26 east.

From the last traffic light in Sandy, just past the ARCO station, drive 30.8 miles through Rhododendron and Government Camp to the junction with Highway 35 for Hood River.

Bear right here and go 4.8 miles to turn right onto FR 48 fro Wamic and the Rock Creek Reservoir just after crossing the White River.

Go 14.3 miles on this paved forest road, and turn left onto FR 4880 for the Boulder Lake Trail and Badger Lake.

After 2.4 miles keep right on 4880 where it meets FR 4881.

Drive 4.1 miles on this narrow gravel road to the Boulder Lake Trailhead.


Page Contributors

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