Blue Lake
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 19 h ago
Is Blue Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. It doesn't name Blue Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Anthony Fire Area Closure
Agency closure covering Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · USFS · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
PHASE B FIRE RESTRICTIONS WALLOW-WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST
Agency alert covering Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · Order 06-16-00-25-01 · USFS · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
PHASE A FIRE RESTRICTIONS Wallowa-Whitman NATIONAL FOREST
Agency alert covering Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · Order 06-16-00-25-00 · USFS · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Blue Lake is a 18-acre lake near Joseph, Oregon, at about 7,696 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Oregon Backcountry Outfitting14 mi away
- Winding Waters River Expeditions14 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Blue Lake TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Ivan Carper TrailHiking0.8 mi
Minam RiverCanoeingPhoto: Williamborg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi
Eagle CapSummitPhoto: araddon, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.9 mi- Lakes BasinRock climbing4 mi
- Copper Creek FallsWaterfall5.2 mi
- West Fork Wallowa RiverCanoeing6.3 mi
- Shady CampgroundCamping6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Eagle LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Glacier LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Horseshoe LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Traverse LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Steamboat LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Lookingglass LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- John Henry LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Stoddard ReservoirLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Gover ReservoirLake fishing · ~35 min drive
Also worth it near here
Frazier Pass TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Flyover Hangover, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Minam RiverCanoeing · ~4 min drivePhoto: Williamborg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Eagle CapSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: araddon, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Dispersed Camping in Wallowa-Whitman National ForestCamping · ~7 min drive
- Lakes BasinRock climbing · ~7 min drive
