Daly Lake
Daly Lake Trail is a 1 mile trail in Willamette National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3 to 4, developed to highly developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Willamette National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 44.5417, -122.0681 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 44.5407, -122.0671 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 4 segments.
The trail
| Length | 1 mile, of which 0.3 miles evaluated accessible |
| Trail class | 3, developed; 4, highly developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 12-20 percent |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | At least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines |
| Trail numbers | 3385 |
| Forest | Willamette National Forest (unit 0618) |
| States | Oregon |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Allowed uses
| Hiking | Allowed 06/01 to 10/31 (month/day) |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed |
| Mountain biking | Allowed year-round |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
No season published · listed none | 0 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireAustin
34 mi from the trail midpoint · 12,881 acres · 87% contained
- WildfireBench
36 mi from the trail midpoint · 67,071 acres · 90% contained
- WildfireThe Narrows
42 mi from the trail midpoint · 305 acres · 98% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Daly Lake Trail?
1 mile, the sum of the 4 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Willamette National Forest. 0.3 miles of that are evaluated as accessible.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Daly Lake Trail?
hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Daly Lake Trail start?
The line begins at 44.5417, -122.0681 and ends at 44.5407, -122.0671. The nearest recorded trailhead is Daly Lake Trailhead, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Daly Lake Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Daly Lake Trail?
South Pyramid Horse Camp (4.6 mi) and Big Meadows Horse Camp (5 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Daly Lake Trail?
Trail class 3 to 4, which the Forest Service describes as developed to highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Daly Lake Trail?
The typical grade is 12-20 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Daly Lake Trail accessible?
The Forest Service has evaluated 0.3 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Daly Lake Trail?
Willamette National Forest, Forest Service unit 0618. The trail is in Oregon.
Is there a fire near the Daly Lake Trail?
3 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Austin at 34 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 4 segments named DALY LAKE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0618. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.