Backpack to Bloods and Lackawaxen Lakes

Maranda McBride

Backpack to Bloods and Lackawaxen Lakes

11/25/19

The sunrise is beautiful if your willing! It was busy with families and pups everywhere when we went. Would recommend an early or late time to avoid the crowds and have a peaceful hike! We hammock and even next time we’ll swim!

5.0

Felicia Turcotte

Backpack to Bloods and Lackawaxen Lakes

08/22/19

Beautiful wild flowers. The road has recently been paved and guard rails were added. You can’t park at the top anymore. Parking is at the new bloods lake trail entrance. It’s an open dirt area with bathrooms. This hike is dog friendly and fairly moderate up to bloods! It gets more challenging on the way to Lackawaxen. Don’t forget to take a dip!Go during the weekdays. Weekends are nuts. I went on a Monday and I was alone the whole day. There’s some sweet camping spots at Lackawaxen too.

5.0

William Wayne

Backpack to Bloods and Lackawaxen Lakes

07/24/19

There is NO PARKING at the Guardsman Pass Summit. The old parking area has been removed and will be replaced with a Pick Up Drop off area. Parking is not allowed on the road on either side of the summit. The NEW parking area is located 1 mile east of the summit and the NEW trail head is across the street from the Parking area. DOGS are not allowed in Big Cottonwood Canyon west of the summit. So parking below the summit and walking your dog to the summit, you risk getting a ticket.

5.0

Nina Neu

Backpack to Bloods and Lackawaxen Lakes

10/01/17

It’s a rough road up to guardsman’s pass. The trailhead is at the end of the parking lot. The trail is unmarked but easy to follow. Slightly downhill to Blood’s Lake. A little over a half a mile to the lake. Picturesque mountain lake!

5.0

Mitch Meyer

Backpack to Bloods and Lackawaxen Lakes

07/05/17

This is my favorite local hike. It has the best of everything, a beautiful 360 view, wildflowers, lakes surrounded by boulders and grassy meadows. It's not too far of a hike and has a pretty good climb at the beginning, just enough to make you feel like you got a decent workout in. The way back is mostly downhill if you head north east towards Bloods Lake instead of going back up peak 420. I would suggest beginning by going up 420 peak the down to Lackawaxen then Bloods and out. It's around 5 miles total. Dogs are also allowed which is awesome!

5.0

Markus Schuette

Backpack to Bloods and Lackawaxen Lakes

08/15/16

Even though the parking lot and roads were full, we only saw a handful of people on the trail to Lackawaxen , until we circled around Blood's Lake on the way back. The hike was beautiful and we were all alone at Lake Lackawaxen. Definitely coming back to spend a night there.

4.0