Skip to main content
Google Tag Manager
Find Your Adventure
Hiking + Backpacking
Camping
Parks + Wilderness Areas
Special Destinations
Ocean Beaches + Shores
Canoeing, Kayaking + SUP (Flatwater)
Snowshoeing + Microspikes
Swimming Holes
Mountain Biking
Mountaineering
Backcountry Skiing + Splitboarding
Lodging
Hot Springs
Cross-country Skiing
Rafting + Kayaking (Whitewater)
Wildlife Viewing
Travel
Top Picks
Road Trips
Itineraries
Video
Articles
Stories
News + Events
Conservation + Nature
Tips, Tricks + How-to
Leave No Trace
Become a Contributor
Sign In
Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
The Cranberry Lake trailhead lies 0.1 mile beyond the gate near the parking area.
Trail roots a short distance into the hike.
Spring wildflowers line the trail's edge.
Sword ferns (Polystichum munitum).
A short boadwalk passes over a marshy section.
A trailside bench.
Cranberry Lake.
Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus).
Giant old-growth fir trees near the lake.
The lake is surrounded by marsh and covered in skunk cabbage.