Lake Elsie (2354)

Total Miles
7.9

Elevation

1,618.42 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

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Lake Elsie (2354)
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Trail Overview

This national forest road leads to Lake Elsie Campground & Recreation Area. Lake Elsie is a no-fee camp area with 11 designated campsites and miles of ATV trails. It's also a great day-use area for kayaking, paddle boarding, and other water activities. The area seems to be popular during hunting season as well.

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Lake Elsie (2354)
Lake Elsie (2354)

Difficulty

The road is often narrow (single car width) and steep with sharp turns that would make towing a smaller camper trailer difficult, but not impossible. Otherwise this road is in fairly decent shape in the summertime and may be passable without 4WD. Other times of the year, snow & mud may add to the difficulty. The road has been known to be snow covered into mid-June some years.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

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Access Description

Take exit 54 off I-90 and head south on NF-264 (Big Creek Road). Continue onto NF-2354 after about 6 miles. When you get to the lake, there's a couple of turns/forks that lead to different campsites.

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