Name: Crandell Lake Trail
Rating: 4.0

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Fishing · Lake · River/Creek · Swimming · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Akamina Parkway is closed to motor vehicles between Little Prairie Day Use Area and Cameron Lake annually between November 1st and May 8th

Red Rock Parkway is fully closed to motor vehicles annually between November 1st and May 7th.

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Always carry bear spray!

Description

This gently-rising trail, accessed from Akamina Parkway, Red Rock Parkway, or the Waterton Townsite (longer hike) traverses the pass between Mt. Crandell in the east and Ruby Ridge in the west. Hikers are greeted by a small glacial lake (Lake Crandell) just below the west slope of Mt. Crandell - a popular fly fishing spot if you're keen. The trail is fully encompassed by a region burnt in the 2017 Kenow Wildfire, so perhaps does not yet possess its former splendor, but it is renewing! Foliage is currently dominated by fast-growing aspens and plenty of fireweed in the summer!