Stuart Lake
Stuart Lake Trail is a 4.5 miles 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.
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Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 47.5279, -120.8207 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 47.4977, -120.8798 · 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
| Length | 4.5 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 1599 |
| Forest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617) |
| States | Washington |
| Detail published | centerline 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.
Wilderness
- Alpine Lakes Wilderness WildernessFS · about 98% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
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
No season published · listed none Wilderness regulations apply . See: Alpine Lakes Wilderness Regulations Booklet (PDF File). Mandatory permit area. Non-motorized, no bicycles, no aircraft. No Drones Group size limit 8. Dogs are prohibited on Colchuck Lake trail, Stuart Lake trail and w | 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
- WildfireGoat
10 mi from the trail midpoint · 815 acres · 64% contained
- PrescribedCamas Rx
13 mi from the trail midpoint
- WildfireKing
19 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,304 acres · 0% contained
- WildfireThree Queens
20 mi from the trail midpoint · 9,562 acres · 23% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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 nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Stuart Lake Trail?
4.5 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Stuart Lake Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Stuart Lake Trail start?
The line begins at 47.5279, -120.8207 and ends at 47.4977, -120.8798. The nearest recorded trailhead is Stuart 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 Stuart Lake Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Where can I camp near the Stuart Lake Trail?
Eightmile Group Site (3 mi), Eightmile Campground (3 mi) and Bridge Creek Group Site (3.1 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Who manages the Stuart Lake Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.
Is there a fire near the Stuart Lake Trail?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Goat at 10 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named STUART LAKE 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 September 18, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.