Hidden Lake
- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 483 ft
- climb
- 6,646 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Hidden Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Klamath National Forest.
Temporarily closure of approximately 3.5 miles of National Forest System Roads 47N01
Agency alert covering Klamath National Forest · Order 05-05-00-26-08 · USFS · Klamath National Forest
Grayback Road Repairs
Agency alert covering Klamath National Forest · USFS · Klamath National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Klamath National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hidden Lake is an easy out-and-back hike on natural surface in the Scott River Ranger District of Klamath National Forest in northern California. The trail is 1.75 miles long, and the climb reaches about 480 feet, taking you from roughly 6,170 feet at the low point to 6,646 feet at the high point. The trail makes a good pairing with the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, which passes within a tenth of a mile of the start. From there, the Carter Meadows Interior hike lies about 0.3 miles away, and the South Fork Lakes and Carter Meadows Horse Group are both within a mile. The route is short and gentle, so plan on about an hour or two on foot. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the trail is open year-round.
- Pacific Crest National Scenic TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Carter Meadows InteriorHiking0.3 mi
Carter Meadows Horse GroupCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.7 mi- South Fork LakesHiking0.7 mi
- Trail CreekCamping3.9 mi
- East Fork South Fork Salmon RiverCanoeing6.5 mi
- Coffee CreekCanoeing8 mi
- Taylor CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pacific Crest National Scenic TrailHiking · Next door
- Carter Meadows InteriorHiking · Next door
- South Fork Ridge (Noland Gl.)Hiking · ~2 min drive
- Trail Gulch TieHiking · ~4 min drive
- North Fork Coffee Creek TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- South Fork LakesHiking · ~1 min drive
- Trail Gulch Lake TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Slide CreekHiking · ~5 min drive
- Rush Creek TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Long GulchHiking · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Carter Meadows Horse GroupCamping · ~1 min drive
Russian PeakSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Mkauffmann, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- East Fork South Fork Salmon RiverCanoeing · ~11 min drive
Little Duck LakeMountain biking · ~12 min drivePhoto: sheriff_woody_pct, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Marshy LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
