Location
Follow a short, ADA-accessible path around Picture Lake, home to one of the most photographed vistas in America. Featuring a backdrop of craggy Mount Shuksan and a foreground of wilflowers ringing a sparkling lake in summer, Picture Lake is pretty as, well, a picture.
Interpretive signs ring the trail, so hikers can enjoy a little education along with their walk.
Picture Lake
North Cascades
Length
0.5 miles, roundtrip
Elevation
Gain: 0 ft.
Highest Point: 4200 ft.
Rating
Parking Pass/Entry Fee
Northwest Forest Pass
No camping in this area. Boating and fishing and entering lake prohibited.
Picture Lake
Map & Directions
Trailhead
Open map in new windowGetting There
Drive Highway 542 east, through the town of Glacier and for another 21 miles to a fork in the road. Turn right, and Picture Lake will be on your left. The parking area is just past the Firs Lodge on the left side of the road. A vault toilet is located at the Austin Pass Picnic Area or the Heather Meadows Visitor Center Parking lot.
Parking Pass/Entry Fee
Northwest Forest Pass
No camping in this area. Boating and fishing and entering lake prohibited.
