Van Patten Lake Trail
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.5 mi
Distance
323 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Van Patten Lake Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 323 ft
- Elevation loss
- 323 ft
- Highest point
- 7,417 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,097 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Van Patten Lake Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Oregon covering 0.92 miles with 323 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,417 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 7,097 ft
- High point
- 7,417 ft
- Total climbing
- 323 ft
- Total descent
- 323 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 23% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 0.9 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Whitman Ranger District · Ranger district
- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Whitman Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 3, 2026
Salmon and Olive Butte Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 8, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Black Lake TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Anthony Lakes Tent CampgroundCamping2.4 mi
- Anthony Lake Guard StationCamping2.4 mi
- Mud Lake CampgroundCamping2.5 mi
- Anthony LakesRock climbing3 mi
- Hoffer Lakes TrailHiking3.1 mi
- Anthony CreekCanoeing4.5 mi
- North Powder RiverCanoeing6.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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