Wonderful little hike, perfect for families and everyone else. Trail is wide and in great shape up to the lake. Cross the 2 logs and follow the trail to the lake waterside where on a hot day this has to be the best spot around.

Heard some waterfalls at the west end of the lake and decided to find its source. After meandering thru some tight trails and scrambling upon some rocks we found the falls. They go up the entire hillside at the far west side of the lake.

Very peaceful area and the ravens cawing in the distance. Not too buggy....YET!

Nice little mellow hike. Should have utilized the bug spray though, so many skeeters! Got to the lake near dusk and picked a nice little spot off the main trail to set up the tent. Got some water boiling for dinner, chowed down, and hit the sack. Was awoken at about 7 am by some very excited dogs who were quite stoked to be fetching their ball out of such a picturesque little lake. Decided to get up, boil up some breakfast water, drive some Mountain House ham and eggs into the belly, and pack up camp. After everything was all loaded into the pack, it was time to find out what that roaring noise was over on the eastern side of the lake. On the way, spotted a young buck, who seemed quite curious, wondering "who the heck is this in my hood?" Took a few pics and moved on. After maneuvering through some rocky terrain, found the babbling brook feeding Hidden Lake. Quite nice. Great spot for a first backpack trip of the summer to make sure all your gear is in order.

I was camping at Glacier View campground at Lake Wenatchee and decided to take my dog for a walk up the Hidden Lake trail. The trail was an easy 1.2 mile round trip so I decided to bushwhack above Hidden Lake once I reached the end.
The forest was fragrant with the smells of spring among the Ponderosa pines. Trillium was blooming along with Calypso Orchid, lupines, paintbrush, Davidson's Penstemon, and Broad leaved Arnica all in amazing abundance. I felt like John Muir overcome by all of the fruits and flowers of the forest.

I climbed up to snow level just above an alpine depression filled with water from recent snow melt and took in the views. To get high enough to view the White River Valley and prominent peaks I followed the stream flowing into Hidden Lake and continued through a labyrinth of stone and flowers alternately becoming scree fields and boulder fields. The going was easy once the initial woody debris and Devils Club was bypassed. My brave little dog followed with some trepidation finding himself stymied by gargantuan rocks. He seemed to enjoy the hike especially when he found a pile of cougar scat.

Once I topped out and climbed on the snowfields above the rocks, creeks, and wetlands I was rewarded with some pretty spectacular views and couldn't help but wonder why the Hidden Lake isn't extended past the lake. Pikas made their presence known with their distinctive squeaks and I watched one observing me from my perch.

While camping at Lake Wenatchee State Park we decided to go on an after dinner hike to Hidden Lake. I have 6 kids ranging from 13yrs to 5 mos (although he was carried). The youngest to walk was my 3-yr old son and he had no problem with the hike. The trail was wide enough to comfortably hold his hand the entire way.

Doing the hike on a Monday evening meant that we had the place to ourselves. We didn't see another soul. Unfortunately I wasn't able to enjoy the view more because the bugs got to me and I was itching and swatting the majority of the time.