Snow Lake
1 week ago
Early fall color appearing on shrubs
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Kendall Peak Lakes
Snoqualmie Region
updated 2 weeks ago
The road to Kendall Peak Lakes is currently impassable due to fire closures as of September 5. This necessitates a road hike to the trailhead. Despite this access issue, the trail itself is reported to be in good condition and snow-free as of September 5 and July 18. Wildflowers were in peak bloom in late July, and while no specific mention of their status in early September was made, the meadows near the first lake were noted as being beautifully carpeted by them previously. The second lake is described as sublime.
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What hikers ask about Kendall Peak Lakes
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The road to the trailhead at exit 54 is closed due to fires and is impassable as of September 5. This means hikers will need to road walk to the actual trail. The road was previously recommended for high clearance vehicles in July 18.
The trail itself is reported to be in good condition and snow-free. This was noted as of September 5 and also in July 18.
Wildflowers were in peak bloom in late July, carpeting the meadow around the first lake beautifully. It is unknown if they are still in bloom as of September 5.
In July 18, only 11 people were seen on the trail all day. There is no more recent information available regarding crowd levels.
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Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
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Recent2 weeks ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
Passage to the trailhead or sno-park at exit 54 is closed due to fires.
Older2 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
We started on the road hike at about 9:30 am. So many wildflowers in peak bloom. The road is well graded and an easy walk. Steady elevation gain but not steep. Epic views of I 90. Easy to find the b...
Older3 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
Second time here. First time seeing a snowshoe hare (brown with its large white feet), elephant’s head flowers, and all three lakes. On this warm day saw only one other hiker and no one at the upper t...
Older3 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
The parking lot for this hike was a little sketchy, it’s an unmarked gravel lot off the highway that had a broken into abandoned car sitting in it and graffiti everywhere, but we were already there so...
Older3 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
An alpine lake hike that isn’t actively trying to kill you - what a concept!Got to the trailhead at 7:30 and only 3 other cars in the lot. Be VERY careful entering the lot, it’s littered with massive ...
Older4 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
easy drive from Seattle with easy parking.I loved this in the spring while there was a lot of snow, sun and no people. I don’t know that I would go back in the summer. The snow added to the beauty of...
Older5 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
Beautiful day for a hike. About a dozen patches of snow good part of the way up. About 100 yards before the PCT/Kendall catwalk cutoff, the snowfield starts (2-3’ deep). At the clearing snowpack is...
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
Since today was going to be such a great day, we decided to head to Kendall Peak Lakes. We decided to carry spikes and our snowshoes (just in case). Oh my! We had our snowshoes on throughout the 7 mil...
Older5 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
A pleasant hike on a beautiful day.We did about 3.5 miles round trip since conditions made for slower going. The parking lot is clear of snow and the porta-potties are gone.The trail is still mostly s...
Older10 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass
This isn’t the prettiest or most popular hike to choose, but was perfect for me and the dog today. There were just a handful of cars in the Gold Creek Sno-Park when I arrived midday. But today was cle...