Sawtooth National Forest · Idaho
Trailhead Prairie Creek Trailhead Drive there
This trailhead provides access to the Norton Lakes, a pair of remote alpine lakes. Take a hike to the lakes, about 2.5 miles up Norton-Miner Canyon Tr. No. 135, or ride Norton Creek-Prarie Creek Tr. No. 134, open to singletrack motor vehicles from May 1 - Nov. 30. A vault toilet is scheduled to be installed in summer 2024, as well as a new bridge and information kiosk.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.