Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Lakes List
- Tina McLain
- Feb 16, 2024
- 5 min read
Updated: Jun 18, 2024
A complete list of lakes in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is located in the northeast corner of Oregon. It includes 2 mountain ranges within it's boundaries — the Wallowa Mountains and Elkhorn Mountains (part of the Blue Mountain range). It also includes Hells Canyon, which stretches along the Oregon and Idaho border.
The national forest is broken into 6 ranger districts (as far as I can tell, based off of topo maps): Wallowa Valley Ranger District, Eagle Cap Ranger District, La Grande Ranger District, Baker Ranger District, Pine Ranger District, and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area/District.
Progress: 3.31%
Below are the lakes in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. I made two tabs where you can either look for a lake in alphabetical order or by ranger district.
List of Lakes (alphabetically)
Aneroid
Anthony
Arrow
Baldy
Bear (Near Culver Lake)
Bear, little (near Lookout Mountain)
Bear (near Lookout Mountain)
Billy Jones
Black
Blue
Bonney (2 lakes)
Bucket
Catched
Catched Two
Cheval
Chimney
Cougar Pond
Craig
Crater
Crawfish
Crawfish Meadow
Crescent
Culver
Curtis
Cutout Reservoir
Deadman
Diamond
Dollar
Douglas
Downie
Duck
Dutch Flat
Eagle
East Lake Reservoir
Echo (Near Billy Jones Lake)
Echo (Near Traverse Lake)
Frances (Near Russell Mountain)
Frances (Near Lostine River Area)
Frazier
Frog Pond
Glacier
Goodrich
Goose
Grande Ronde
Granite
Green
Hazel
Heart
Hidden
Hobo
Hoffer Lakes (2 lakes)
Horse
Horseshoe
Ice
Jewett
John Henry
Killamucue
Ladd Canyon
Laverty Lakes (2 lakes)
Lee
Lenore
Lilypad
Little Frazier
Little Storm
Little Summit
Long Creek Reservoir
Lookingglass
Lost
Lost Lake Reservoir
Lookingglass
Lost
Lost Lake Reservoir
Maxwell
McCarty Reservoir
Meadow
Minam
Mirror
Moccasin
Moon
Mud (Near Fish Lake)
Mud (Near Anthony Lake)
Olive
Papoose
Phillips Reservoir
Pine (2 lakes)
Pop
Pop, little
Prosect
Rainbow Reservoirs
Razz
Red Mountain
Reed Reservoir
Roberts Pond
Rock Creek
Roger
Salt Creek Summit Pond
Sky
Steamboat
Summit
Sunshine
Swamp
Teepee Pond
Tombstone
Traverse
Twin Lakes (2 lakes) - Near Elkhorn Peak
Two Color
Unit
Upper
Van Patten
Volstead Reservoir
Wade Pond
Warm
Willow Creek
Wood
Lake 44.8379, -118.1070
Lake 44.9354, -118.2296
Lake 44.9455, -118.2162
Lake 45.0746, -117.3584
Lake 45.0790, -117.1557
Lake 45.0812, -117.3577
Lake 45.0860, -117.1472
Lake 45.1341, -117.4480
Lake 45.1381, -117.3286
Lake 45.1388, -117.3263
Lake 45.1595, -117.2827
Lake 45.1708, -117.3723
Lake 45.1731, -117.3081
Lake 45.1806, -117.2876
Lake 45.1855, -117.3410
Lake 45.1872, -117.3001
Lake 45.1886, -117.3019
Lake 45.1965, -117.4391
Lake 45.1987, -117.4365
Lake 45.2013, -117.2627
Lake 45.2044, -117.4561
Lake 45.2096, -117.4347
Lake 45.2117, -117.2864
Lake 45.2163, -117.2607
Lake 45.2221, -117.2762
Lake 45.2237, -117.3792
Lake 45.2281, -117.4275
Lake 45.2330, -117.0917
Lake 45.2642, -117.4038
Lake 45.2653, -117.4229
Lake 45.2655, -117.4249
Lake 45.2737, -117.4124
Lake 45.2966, -117.4512
Lake 45.3371, -117.6124
List of Lakes (by ranger district)
Baker Ranger District
Baldy
Black
Bucket
Cougar
Crawfish
Crawfish Meadow
Downie
Dutch Flat
Goodrich
Hoffer
Killamucue
Lilypad
Little Summit
Long Creek Reservoir
Lost
Meadow
Mud
Phillips
Pine Creek Reservoir
Red Mountain
Rock Creek
Summit
Twin Lakes, larger
Twin Lakes, smaller
Van Patten
Willow Creek
Lake 44.8379, -118.1070
Lake 44.9354, -118.2296
Lake 44.9455, -118.2162
Eagle Cap Ranger District
Aneroid
Arrow
Bear
Bear
Bear, little
Billy Jones
Blue
Bonny
Cached
Catched Two
Cheval
Chimney
Craig
Crater
Crescent
Culver
Curtis
Deadman
Diamond
Dollar
Douglas
Eagle
Echo
Echo
Frances
Frazier
Glacier
Granite
Green
Hazel
Heart
Hidden
Hobo
Horseshoe
Ice
Jewett
John Henry
Lake Frances
Laverty
Lee
Lenore
Little Frazier
Little Pop
Little Storm
Long
Lookingglass
Maxwell
Minam
Mirror
Moccasin
Moon
Olive
Pine
Pop
Prospect
Razz
Roger
Sky
Steamboat
Sunshine
Swamp
Tombstone
Traverse
Unit
Upper
Warm
Wood
Lake 45.0746, -117.3584
Lake 45.0812, -117.3577
Lake 45.0860, -117.1472
Lake 45.1341, -117.4480
Lake 45.1381, -117.3286
Lake 45.1388, -117.3263
Lake 45.1595, -117.2827
Lake 45.1708, -117.3723
Lake 45.1731, -117.3081
Lake 45.1806, -117.2876
Lake 45.1855, -117.3410
Lake 45.1872, -117.3001
Lake 45.1886, -117.3019
Lake 45.1965, -117.4391
Lake 45.1987, -117.4365
Lake 45.2013, -117.2627
Lake 45.2044, -117.4561
Lake 45.2096, -117.4347
Lake 45.2117, -117.2864
Lake 45.2163, -117.2607
Lake 45.2221, -117.2762
Lake 45.2237, -117.3792
Lake 45.2281, -117.4275
Lake 45.2642, -117.4038
Lake 45.2653, -117.4229
Lake 45.2655, -117.4249
Lake 45.2737, -117.4124
Lake 45.3371, -117.6124
Hells Canyon NRA/District
Duck
Frog
Teepee
La Grande Ranger District
Anthony
Grande Ronde
La Grande Reservoir
Ladd Canyon Pond
Rainbow Reservoirs
Pine Ranger District
East Lakes Reservoir
Goose
Horse
Lost Lake Reservoir
Mud
Two Color
Lake 45.0790, -117.1557
Wallowa Valley Ranger District
Cutout Reservoir
McCarty Reservoir
Papoose Lake
Reed Reservoir
Roberts Pond
Salt Creek Summit Pond
Volstead Reservoir
Wade Pond
Lake 45.2330, -117.0917
Resources
Forest Service
The best place to find information about trails, roads, closures, and each ranger district is from the forest service website.
Here are a few shortcut links to important pages on the Forest Service website:
PDF of my lakes list with coordinates and other resources
I came up with this list of lakes based off the forest service list and scouring the entire national forest map in Caltopo for lakes. I spent many long days finding the lakes, listing the coordinates, and then trying to find any information or trip reports I could find online for the lakes. I even checked out some library books to see if they could be of any help. I have a file where I have tons of random notes, but I cleaned it up so it could be useful for other people. I didn't put in any trail or distance info unless it's one I've done so that it's as accurate as possible. I'll link to my convoluted one that has my estimates of miles and how I think I'll have to access each lake as well, but the downloadable pdf will be available for download below. I hope it helps you because it was what I wish I had when I first started my researching of lakes
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Lakes List (pdf with clickable links)
My Personal Lakes List (link to the viewable google sheets document)
Map
Yellow – Lakes I have been to (and I have a post about)
Red – Lakes I haven’t been to yet or don’t have a post about
Purple - Ranger District
This map doesn’t link to any posts on my website it only shows the locations of all the different lakes.
For exploring the map in more detail, I’d recommend clicking on the link in the top right corner of the map above that says “Open in CalTopo.” It will make it easier to explore the map and the lakes in more detail. All lakes are assigned to folders by ranger districts. On the left sidebar of the CalTopo website, you can click on a lake name and it will show you where it is on the map. Under the lakes I’ve been to there will be the URL for the corresponding post on my website. You can copy and paste the link into your search engine to see the post.
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