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Washington Backcountry Trails

Swamp Lake Definition of terms below Location: William O. Douglas Wilderness Directions: Head east on  Hwy 410 head over Chinook Pass, turn right on FR 78 Bumping Lake Road, go past Bumping Lake, at "y" stay on FR 174 go to the end of the road and park at trailhead. Difficulty: Moderate Elevation +/- 1700 ft elevation gain Distance: 10+ Miles Roundtrip Rating: 8 out of 10 Fishing: okay Scenery: great, the elk calves made it fun  Map: Printable Topo Map   Swamp Lake is worth a weekend visit. Take a raft, it is a big lake, or look for our old log raft we made somewhere along the shoreline. This was a fun hike with the morning ford of the river and seeing the elk calves playing in the meadow across from the lake. I thought the small cabin and the small bridge were nice amenities.  Fishing-- It was poor. There are a bunch of fish, but we could not find enough good paddles to keep us in a fishing spot with the wind blowing us here and there. I used  my all time favorite the Brown Vibrax Rooster tail.  Do it again? No Choose another thumbnail from the list on the left, or return to the front page.

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