Trip
Backpack - Heather & Glasses Lakes
This two night family backpacking trip has all the things for summer fun. It's a nice rolling hike in with only one tough ascent. There is swimming, fishing, side hiking and a stream for the kids to explore.
Contacts
- Thu, Aug 5, 2021 — Sat, Aug 7, 2021
- Foothills Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Families
- Moderate
- Easy
- High Point Elevation: 3,950 ft
- Pace: 1.5 mph
- 12 (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will meet at the trailhead at 10:00 AM. It's just under a 3 hour drive from Seattle. We'll eat lunch on the way in to keep the kids happy, and still have enough time to make camp. Mid-week campsites are easier to snag, but an earlier arrival help us select sites.
The majority of the elevation gain is between mile 2 and mile 3, but it's not bad. One day 2 activity is the 3.3 mile round trip hike to Glasses Lake, which is a bit of a bushwhack scramble. On the Saturday (day 3) hike out, consider eating lunch along Lake Creek at the garnet mining site. We will cool off and collect a handful of garnets from the non-wilderness national forest site. (Tom plans to cache equipment at the site on the way in - if you would like to contribute some gear, we can plan for that!)
Required Equipment
The Ten Essentials plus overnight gear which may include:
- Tent with footprint/ground tarp
- Stove and fuel
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Water filter
- Bear canister or extra stuff sack and cord designated for hanging food
- Cooking pot/pan with plate and utensils
- Toilet paper and shovel or blue bag to deal with waste on the hike in (pit toilet available at site)
Optional Gear:
- Low impact fishing gear (Tom can give you advice)
- Bathing suit and backpacking towel
- Hammock
- Low impact rockhound equipment (scoop and sifter)
I'll check in by email about fires and weather as the time approaches.