Had a wonderful hike to (lower) Lena Lake this afternoon (a Wednesday). Cool, mostly cloudy, not at all crowded, and no hint of smoke from the Bear Gulch fire. The pit toilets at the trailhead were open and had TP. There is no closure signage on the trail to Lower Lena Lake, at least as far as the popular "lunch rock" overlooking the lake, where we turned around. However, the trail to Upper Lena Lake is taped off and signed closed at the junction where it branches left just before Lower Lena Lake. Actually, I'm not sure the Bear Gulch fire closure area ever impacted the trail up to Lower Lena Lake.
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robgirl on Lena Lake
Thanks for the report! Did the sign say the closure to Upper Lena Lake was due to the fire?
Posted by:
robgirl on Oct 08, 2025 09:17 PM
Palmerenh on Lena Lake
Yes, it read "Trail closed due to fire activity. Keep Out"
Posted by:
Palmerenh on Oct 08, 2025 10:35 PM
mam013 on Lena Lake
So sad! I was hoping to do Upper Lena this weekend. According to the most recent trail closures list, it appears that part is now open? Conflicting info on the NPS site though, which probably isn't being updated due to the shutdown. https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/waolf-bear-gulch-fire/reduced-closure-area-for-olympic-national-forest-and-park-10-07-2025
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mam013 on Oct 09, 2025 01:35 PM