Lake Ingalls
Fall colors arriving in meadows
2 this month · 93 reports
Snoqualmie Region
The meadows around Lake Ann are currently displaying vibrant fall colors, with reports describing them as "shimmery gold" as of September 23. The trail itself is in good condition, with no significant obstacles reported. Water crossings are present in the early sections of the trail, as noted on September 23. The road to the trailhead remains suitable for all vehicles, though some reports indicate recent trail clearing and evidence of horse traffic. Parking can be busy, especially on weekends, with reports from July 2 and June 27 mentioning the lot being nearly full by mid-morning on Saturdays.
Generated from 21 trip reports. Trails change faster than reports do, so check anything you’d turn around for.
Generated from the most recent trip reports, newest 2 days ago. Check anything you’d turn around for.
The road to the Lake Ann trailhead is reported to be suitable for all vehicles as of September 23. While there are no major issues, it can be dusty and have washboard sections, as noted on July 6.
The trail to Lake Ann is generally in good condition with no major obstacles. A few blowdowns have been reported, but they are described as minor and easy to navigate, with one report from June 27 stating none were difficult to get over or around.
There are some water crossings on the trail, particularly in the first mile and a half, requiring careful footing to stay dry. Reports from July 6 and September 23 indicate creeks are still running.
Fall colors arriving in meadows
2 this month · 93 reports
Fall colors are kicking in, meadows are shimmery gold
2 this month · 30 reports
Overgrown sections and downed trees
1 this month · 16 reports
Wildflowers in full bloom, great views, no bugs
1 this month · 13 reports
Fall color arriving, no bugs, trail clear
1 this month · 13 reports
Blown down trees, rough trail to navigate
38 reports
Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
Esmeralda and Ingalls got taken off the Three Queens fire closure order on the 18th as did the North Fork Teanaway Road. Seems great, but then looking at the map attached it lists all the trails as op...
My hike was to Iron Peak.Other hikes are listed to report they are closed due to the fires in the area. The north fork teanaway road is closed just after the trailhead for Iron Peak.While driving up, ...
I followed the Esmeralda Basin trail to the small knob directly south of Fortune Creek Pass and also did the side trip to the saddle above Lake Ann. The views are great right from the trailhead - make...
The doggos and I left on Thursday for our annual "avoid the fireworks" trek to Lake Ann. Since the 4th was a Saturday and I am high anxiety of crowds, I knew Friday would be a mess at the trailhead, s...
What a difference the weather makes! First time I did this trail, I entered a fog bank at the Lake Ann cut off and I was shivering, my fingers were frozen, and I couldn't see anything beyond 4 feet in...
My group got to the trailhead around 8am on a Saturday and it was already mostly full, and it appeared a handful of people were sleeping in their cars overnight. We saw a few other groups on the Esmer...
Trail conditions: Normal.Tennis shoes for 3.5 miles up in Esmeralda.At 5700' changed to sturdy boots for the rest of the day.Esmeralda #1394: the first 3.5 miles to the junction with Lake Ann was a ...
Arrived at the trailhead at 6am. The lot was 1/3 full with one car parked further down the road (I imagine it was a busy weekend for the area) They all seemed to be overnighters either for headlight b...
Trail conditions were great except for ~10 downed trees, some of which you could not hike around and had to get over. Poles are suggested!Wildflowers were beautiful and seem to be continuing to blosso...
We arrived at the parking lot just after 1 p.m. and there were still a few open spots in the lot (I’m assuming it was full earlier but some folks had already headed out by the time we got there).The t...