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Distance
9 miles
Elevation Gain
1000 ft
Route Type
Out-and-Back
Features
Scenic
Picnic Area
Groups
Wildflowers
Dog Friendly
Family Friendly
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Added by Eric Bennett
Island Lake can make for a full day of adventure packed with beautiful scenery (alpine lake, wildflowers, etc.). It doesn't hurt that there's awesome cliff jumping at the lake as well.
There are many lakes in this area, but Island Lake is the only one with epic cliff jumping. You can camp anywhere around the lake and campfires are permitted.
The cliff is best to jump off mid summer when the water is the warmest, but it's always pretty cold. The cliffs are about 30-50 feet tall. It's only about a 2.5 mile hike from the trailhead and is mostly flat, except for a few switchbacks at the end to get up to the lake.
This is an awesome weekend adventure with all your friends.
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Tanner Nelson
7/4/2016
Awesome Trip
Went up and stayed the night at the lake. It was pretty low key. We went Sunday before the 4th of July. There were ...
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Dan Ebeling
6/20/2016
Epic trip
This was one of the most exciting backpacking trips I have been on. Our group took an inflatable raft and spend the night ...
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Flip Mayernik
5/23/2016
Cliff Jumping!
Hiked here to cliff jump and was completely satisfied! Cliffs start out at 5 feet to 40 feet (estimate)
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