Heart Lake

9 mi southeast of Packwood, WA · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jul–Augbest months

About Heart Lake

Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 9 mi southeast of Packwood, WA · 46.52883, -121.50968

Amenities:

Tents allowed

Weather by month

33°

23°Jan

35°

22°Feb

38°

24°Mar

43°

27°Apr

51°

33°May

56°

38°Jun

65°

45°Jul

65°

45°Aug

59°

41°Sep

47°

33°Oct

37°

27°Nov

32°

22°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Heart Lake from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Lilly Basin	Horse	0.1 mi	11.5 mi
Angry Mountain	Horse	0.5 mi	7.7 mi
Goat Ridge	Hiking	1.1 mi	4.6 mi
Upper Lake Creek	Horse	2.0 mi	6.3 mi
Jordan Creek	Horse	2.1 mi	4.6 mi
Coyote	Hiking	2.4 mi	6.5 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 12.8 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Goat Lake 1.3 mi
Goat Ridge Trail Dispersed Camping 1.4 mi
Snowgrass Flat 2.9 mi
Goat Creekk Camping Area 3.3 mi
Chambers Lake Campground 4.5 mi
Lost Lake Horse Camp 5 mi