Trip
Backpack - Anderson Lakes
Beginner friendly family backpacking trip. Registration priority for Backpacking with Kids 2022 and 2023 course participants. On July 1, any adult with a child may register (with leader permission) for any remaining spaces.
Contacts
- Fri, Aug 4, 2023 — Sat, Aug 5, 2023
- Foothills Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking, Family
- Families
- Easy
- Easy
- Mileage: 4.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 640 ft
- High Point Elevation: 4,930 ft
- Pace: Kid Pace
- 1 (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at trailhead on Friday, August 4 at 10:30 am.
Directions (Approximately 2hr 50 min drive from Seattle)
From I-5, take exit 230 and head east on Highway 20 for approximately 23 miles. Turn left on a paved road signed for Baker Lake Road between mileposts 82 and 83. At 14.2 miles, turn right onto a paved road signed for Baker Lake Dam Road. 1.7 miles along, cross the dam on a one-lane road, and 2.4 miles in, take a left onto FR-1107. Follow this gravel road for 8.9 miles and arrive at a junction signed Anderson and Watson Lakes. Travel 1.1 miles on a bumpy gravel road. Privy available at trailhead.
Family friendly backpack in North Cascades - Mt. Baker area. Trail involves some elevation but overall relatively short with boardwalk, meadows and stunning view of Mt Baker. Huckleberries in season. Lower Anderson Lake is our destination with a grassy campsite, opportunity for water play, berry picking, kid-friendly boulders for climbing and space to run.
See detailed trip sheet for additional information.
Anderson Lakes, Watson Lakes & Mount Watson
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Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
USGS Bacon Peak - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
See Trip Sheet for detailed packing list.