Chain Lakes

Park: Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

14.5 km loop.

Elevations (in meters)
Start:	1565	End:	1565
Minimum:	1322	Maximum:	1657
Net Gain:	335	Cumulative Gain:	335

Artist Point Trailhead: Take highway 542 east to the Mt Baker ski area and continue to the end of the road. (A $3 parking fee is charged.)

Austin Pass Trailhead: (alternate start).Drive north from Victoria on highway 17 through Sidney to the end of the highway. Take highway 542 east to the Mt Baker ski area and continue up to the parking lot at Austin Pass. (A $5 parking fee is charged.)

Facilities available at the trailhead include:

Picnic tables
Shelter is available
Toilets and/or outhouses
Water is available

The "Heather Meadows" Visitor Center is located at this point.

Access restrictions:Snow may block access to this area until August.

Uses

Backpack	Easy to moderate.
Dayhike	Easy to moderate day hike .	4.5 hours for the loop.

Features

This trail features lakes, meadows, mountains, views and waterfalls.

Campsites along the trail

Hayes Lake	0.0 km		Pit toilet	Water is unknown.
Mazama Lake	0.0 km		Pit toilet	Water is unknown.

Other trails in Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Artist Ridge
Bagley Lake
Church Mountain
Easy Pass
Easy Pass to Colonial Creek
Fire and Ice
Horseshoe Bend
Nooksack Falls
Picture Lake Path
Ptarmigan Ridge
Sauk Mt
Shadow of the Sentinels
Skyline Divide
Table Mountain
Whinchester Mountain
Wild Goose

Trail-conditions

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