Lake Dorothy / Miller River
(Trail #1002)

HIKING / BACKPACKING

Distance: 6 miles round trip Hiking Time: 3 hours High Point: 3058 feet

Elevation Gain: 858 feet

Maps: USGS Snoqualmie Lake
Greentrails - Skykomish #175

At 290 acres, Lake Dorothy is the largest lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The lake is well known and large crowds can be expected. On two trips made in 1992, two Boy Scout troops were encountered. Bad weather doesn't detour campers, so expect to encounter many people any weekend from June through September. For those interested in further exploration, there lies Bear, Deer, and Snoqualmie Lakes up the trail. For those who can arrange a pickup at Taylor River, the trail offers a great one way trip through some of the larger lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area.

Directions: Drive US 2 east from Gold Bar and turn right just before the highway tunnel, at a sign for Money Creek Campground, on Old Cascade Highway. In 1 1/4 miles, turn right onto a Miller River Road, which is gravel and drive 8 1/2 miles to the trailhead at 2200 feet elevation.