This trail features a beautiful alpine meadow, a lake with an island in the middle, and great views. The first mile and a half is fairly level in the alpine meadow, then the trail starts an ascent into a more difficult slope.

This trailhead can be used to access either Bull Run Lake or Heiser Lake. Due to the granite surface, the trail may be hard to find in some areas. If going to Bull Run Lake, creek crossings are fairly difficult. The trail continues to the Mosquito Lakes Trailhead. Elevation is about 7907 feet. Lat/Long: 38.5064, -119.9419

Bull Run Lake is a high elevation montane lake located on the western slopes of the Cascade mountain range 25 miles east of Portland, Oregon. The lake is situated within the 88,962 acre Bull Run Watershed within the Mt. Hood National Forest (Figure 1).

The Bull Run Trailhead is a very small minimally developed trailhead mostly used by Summer hikers and Fall hunters to access the southern Monument Rock Wilderness and Bull Run Ridge area.

General Information Directions: Mount Hood Wilderness is about 50 miles east of Portland via US-26 and about 35 miles south of Hood River via OR-35. Trailheads that access Mount Hood Wilderness: Burnt Lake #772 trailhead (north) Cast Creek, Horseshoe Ridge, Sandy River trailhead Castle Canyon trailhead Cloud Cap Devils Half Acre trailhead Elk ...

Hikers can continue on to Bull Run Lake and the Stanislaus Meadow Trailhead on Highway 4. The trail begins at the Mosquito Lakes Trailhead on Highway 4; the distance to the lake from there is 2.5 miles.

The 161,000 acre Carson-Iceberg Wilderness straddles the crest of the Sierra Nevada range, divided almost evenly between the Stanislaus and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. Here you'll find spectacular high country, with several peaks rising above 10,000 feet, broad river valleys, perennial creeks with small waterfalls, granite-strewn …

This trail features a beautiful alpine meadow, a lake with an island in the middle, and great views. The first mile and a half is fairly level in the alpine meadow, then the trail starts an ascent into a more difficult slope.

PWB operates and maintains drinking-water supply facilities at Bull Run Lake under a 20-year easement with the Mt. Hood National Forest. The easement expired June 30, 2017.

The Mosquito Lakes Trailhead can be used to access Heiser Lake and Bull Run Lake. From Bull Run Lake, the trail continues to the Stanislaus Meadow Trailhead parking area.