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Title:Blue Lake
Area:Sky Lakes Wilderness
Size:9 Acres
Depth:33 Feet
Elevation:5637 Feet
Elevation_Gain:-623
Trail:Blue Canyon
Misc:Camping options are a little limited here due to campsite restoration efforts by the Forest Service.
Links:Blue Canyon Trail
Trip Journal - 8/15/07
Notes:Located in the Blue Canyon Basin of the Sky Lakes Wilderness, Blue Lake has also been known as South Blue Lake. Due to its depth it retains good water quality through out the summer.
Trail_Number:982
Route:From Medford, take Highway 62 east, right on Butte Falls Highway, continue through Butte Falls, left towards Prospect, right on road #34, right on #37, left of #3770 to trailhead.
TH_elevation:6260
Distance:2.3
USGS_75:Rustler Peak
Reference:Fishing Oregon by Sheehan / 100 Hikes in Southern Oregon by Sullivan / Backpacking Oregon by Lorain / Crater Lake National Park and Vicinity by Schaffer

Blue Lake - - - August 15, 2007

Type:Lake
Backpack:yes
Fishing:yes
Scenic:yes
Swimming:yes