Donna Lake
Photo: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.6 mi
- round trip
- 178 ft
- climb
- 6,005 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Donna Lake open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Fremont-Winema National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Fremont-Winema National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Donna Lake is an easy, short hike in Oregon's Sky Lakes Wilderness, within the Klamath Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest. The trail is about 1.6 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 178 feet, and it makes a back-loaded out-and-back, with the high point at 6,005 feet and the low at 5,923 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is natural-surface and not accessible. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. The trail is open year-round, and the estimated time is about half a day. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Crater Lake show July and August highs around 69°F with only about four wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the low 30s and rain on most days. The Divide hike starts about 0.4 miles away, and the Nannie Creek Trail and Sky Lakes Cutoff Trail are both within about a mile and a half. For an overnight stay, Lower South Fork Campground is about 7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Sky Lakes Wilderness Adventures17 mi away
- The Fishin Hole Fly Shop31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Donna Lake
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 20°
18 wet
Feb
34° / 19°
17 wet
Mar
36° / 20°
18 wet
Apr
40° / 23°
16 wet
May
49° / 29°
12 wet
Jun
57° / 34°
7 wet
Jul
69° / 41°
4 wet
Aug
69° / 42°
4 wet
Sep
63° / 37°
6 wet
Oct
51° / 30°
10 wet
Nov
38° / 23°
16 wet
Dec
33° / 19°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Crater Lake Nps Hq, OR, 20.4 mi away at 6,485 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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