Mason Lake via Ira Spring

Ira Spring trail offers up great views prior to reaching the ridge that you go over to reach Mason Lake. The lake itself is an amazing sight—beautiful water with rocks and trees along the shores, making this 6.5-mile roundtrip hike well worth it.

The trail to Mason Lake, the Ira Spring trail, provides several options. Prior to the ridge (before reaching the lake), one can decide to veer off on a separate trail (to the right) and do Bandera Mountain, another great location with great views. As another example, one can keep hiking past Mason Lake and visit any number of other alpine lakes (such as Little Mason Lake, Kulla Kulla Lake, etc.)

To get to the Ira Spring Trailhead, take I-90 to Exit 45, and travel for 3-4 miles north east of the highway to the trailhead.