Blue Lake Hike Indian Heaven Wilderness

Indian Heaven is an excellent place to spend a day or weekend hiking. With mountains, a plethora of lakes, and expansive wildflower blooms, it doesn’t disappoint. Blue Lake Trail takes you from Cultus Creek Campground to the lake, which can be used for backcountry camping. You can extend this hike using the connecting trails if you’d like.

Beware, Indian Heaven is full of bugs in the summertime. You’ll need every protection you can get against the mosquitoes and horseflies. We recommend a hike in later summer to avoid the bugs.

Beginning from the campground, begin hiking up the basin wall, taking a few switchbacks to skirt underneath Bird Mountain. You’ll pass Cultus Lake and Deep Lake. Stay right after Cultus to Pass Clear Lake and Deer Lake. Continue between the two past Bear Lake. Hike past marshes and tarns with East Crater not far beyond, soon reaching Blue Lake. From here, you’ll retrace your steps to the trailhead.