Oregon · Hiking · Near Sisters

Dixie Lakes

1.6 mi
round trip
589 ft
climb
5,410 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Dixie Lakes open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Detroit Ranger District. It doesn't name Dixie Lakes, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Detroit Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Dixie Lakes is an easy hike of about 1.6 miles in Oregon's Mount Jefferson Wilderness, within the Detroit Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a short out-and-back that reaches about 5,410 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.3 miles from the start, where the grade reaches 19 percent. The total round-trip gain is about 589 feet, and the route passes a low point of roughly 4,953 feet before returning. Horses are allowed on the trail, so it works for riders as well as hikers. Nearby, Duffy Prairie is less than a mile away, and Blue Lake and Duffy Lake are each about a mile and a half off. For an overnight stay, Lost Lake campground sits about 4 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Lost Lake

    Campground

    Campground · 4.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Hoodoo Mountain Resort

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 5 mi
  • If it rains

    Kiwanis club

    Attraction

    In town

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors

More in Sisters

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.