West Fork Foss River and Lakes

This is not so much a trip report as a lost and found.February 16, 2026, President's Day.  No cars at trailhead/parking.At the Trout Lake/West Fork Foss River trailhead, I found a VERY nice GPS device...

Road conditions: it is 4.1 miles from Highway 2 to the Necklace Valley trailhead parking lot where I started. The last mile of that is snow-covered, but any high clearance, AWD drive vehicle can make ...

Trip Report: West Fork Foss River (Trout, Malachite, and Copper Lakes)Hike:West Fork Foss River (#1064)Date:28 November 2025Stats:9.5 miles RT, ~3,000 ft elevation gainConditions:•Road:Rough but passa...

Snuck up the West Fork Foss valley for a late fall trip just up to Malachite Lake.  Snow is coming to this area soon but today just misty cold rain fell lightly on us on and off.The big tree across th...

A fine fall hike!  The road is clear to the trailhead, outhouse closed for the winter. SO MUCH water!  Rushing creeks, rivers and falls everywhere.  A great trail that in engineered so well that there...

Spent two nights on the West Fork Foss River Trail and got as far as the ridge above Big Heart Lake.Notes (Written under the influence of a three-day solo backpacking trip):The first blowdown between ...

The trailhead was busier than I expected, but there was ample parking. Plenty of backpacking parties camped out at Trout Lake and up at the lake basin, I came across the camping parties as they headed...

Arrived at an empty parking lot by 6:45 My goal for the day was Copper Lake. Based on various trip reports for similar hikes I expected snow near the lake and brought spikes in case needed. The first ...

I had a few hours free this morning so I decided to head up the West fork Foss lakes trail. I ended up hiking to Malachite lake, there are a handful of blowdowns on the trail between trout lake and Ma...

April 04, 2025Road; potholes, but fine for any vehiclesTrail; Intermittent snow after mile 3.6, constant snow coverage/required route finding at mile 4.4, Snow was firm for the most part, many holes d...