Henskin Lake Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 4.8 mi round trip · 1,053 ft gain · 2 h–3 h
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
2.4 mi one way · high point 5,886 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 4,863–5,886 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Snoqualmie Ranger District (I-90, Middle Fork and Highway 410, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees.
Getting there
Starts at Bear Gap Trailhead · Mount Rainier · 4 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.91160, -121.46514
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, wind 5 mph
- Monday: Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 2 to 7 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 42°F, wind 6 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 19, PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³) at the Cle Elum monitor, 50 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 18 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Morse Lake (5,400 ft, 1.5 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 28 · typical peak Apr 21
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Bear Gap Trailhead
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