Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Bay of Pillars Portage Trail

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · other surface · trail No. 21617 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/15-09/15

Trailhead Bay Of Pillars Portage Trailhead Drive there

Bay Of Pillars Portage Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The trailheads are located at Port Camden and Bay of Pillars, and are marked with large red and white trail diamonds, although they can be difficult to find. The majority of the trail surface is road, and the Forest Service supplies two kayak carts for public use. The carts may be located at either the Bay of Pillars or Port Camden sides.

The Bay Of Pillars Portage Trail is 1.8 miles long. It begins at Port Camden At Egg Boxes and ends at Bay Of Pillars Below Road. The trail is open for the following uses: Hiking

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About this trail's facts

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.