Washington · Trail 1551

Icicle Creek

Icicle Creek Trail is an 11.6-mile trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 end47.6123° N, 120.9495° W · Directions ↗
Other end47.7192° N, 121.0609° W · 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

Length11.6 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers1551
ForestOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617)
StatesWashington
Detail publishedcenterline only

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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Icicle Creek Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 4.12 inches of precipitation, 22.1 inches of snowFebruary: 2.90 inches of precipitation, 12.6 inches of snowMarch: 2.46 inches of precipitation, 4.7 inches of snowApril: 1.22 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 1.40 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 1.04 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.45 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.37 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.76 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 2.37 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowNovember: 4.08 inches of precipitation, 8.1 inches of snowDecember: 4.52 inches of precipitation, 32.4 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.4°F averageFebruary: 31.7°F averageMarch: 39.2°F averageApril: 46.7°F averageMay: 55.4°F averageJune: 61.5°F averageJuly: 69.0°F averageAugust: 68.6°F averageSeptember: 59.8°F averageOctober: 47.6°F averageNovember: 35.0°F averageDecember: 26.8°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Leavenworth 3 S, 18 miles from the trail midpoint at 1,128 feet, station USC00454572 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 26 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 80 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 2,100 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

Icicle Creek Trailhead
No season published
Wilderness regulations apply.
under 0.1 mi
Blackpine Trailhead
No season published
Wilderness regulations apply.
0.3 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.

Trails nearby

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

  • Wildfire
    King

    17 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,427 acres · 72% contained

  • Wildfire
    Three Queens

    20 mi from the trail midpoint · 9,575 acres · 90% contained

  • Prescribed
    Martin Ranch Rx

    32 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rockwood Rx

    32 mi from the trail midpoint

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Limited data for this unit

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.

Explore

Guidebooks for Alpine Lakes Wilderness and Washington

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  • Alpine Lakes Wilderness
    Nathan Barnes and Jeremy Barnes, 2019
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  • Backpacking Washington
    Douglas Lorain, 2020
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  • Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington
    Andy Selters, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Icicle Creek Trail?

The Forest Service records 11.6 miles under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Icicle Creek Trail?

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Where does the Icicle Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 47.6123° N, 120.9495° W and ends at 47.7192° N, 121.0609° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Icicle Creek Trailhead, under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Icicle Creek Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Icicle Creek Trail?

Blackpine Horse Camp (0.2 mi), Rock Island Campground (1.6 mi) and Chatter Creek Group Site (3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 4 with site counts and booking links.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Who manages the Icicle Creek Trail?

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Icicle Creek Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest King at 17 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Icicle Creek in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0617. 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 November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.