This was our first trip to Ashland lakes and it was very excellent! We decided last minute to do an overnight hike the day before Independence Day. This was a quick hike to the first camp spot, so we were able to get up there and get camp set up after work. There was nobody else on the hike and it's less than 2 miles to the first lake, which had several good camping spots. I would suggest going on to the last of the three lakes, as there were less bugs and plenty of fire wood already cut. There are porta-potties at all three lakes. The first lake had suffered some tagging recently and had a lot of trash left over from the last inconsiderate visitors, so we cleaned it up as best we could before heading down. Please be sure to pick up others trash and not just your own.
We went to the end of the trail, and were glad we did, as we saw salamanders and snakes at the last stopping point. We also saw several frogs and were put to sleep by the croaking of countless frogs and the sound a a waterfall close by. This is definitely a hike I will be doing again with my two young sons and will suggest it to their cubscout leader.
I agree that the bugs are bad up there so be prepared for that.
Hope you enjoy it as much as we did
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