2. Swan Lake
m > ( ô ç DIFFICULTY 2
HABITAT: A 52-acre lake set amidst mid-
elevation coniferous forest.
WILDLIFE: Common loon, common
merganser, flammulated owl, barred
owl, northern pygmy-owl, bald eagle,
black bear.
VIEWING OPPORTUNITY: A 4-mile trail
encircles the popular fishing lake.
Swan Lake. © Craig Romano
ACCESS: From Republic, travel south on
Hwy 21 approximately 7 miles to Scatter Creek Road (NF Road 53).
Turn right and travel approximately 6 miles to the road's end at Swan
Lake Campground.
3. Thirteenmile
m ç ú DIFFICULTY 3
HABITAT: Mixed old-growth
ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir
grassland.
WILDLIFE: Black bear, cougar, rattlesnake, coyote, deer, elk, moose,
golden eagle.
VIEWING OPPORTUNITY: The
16.5-mile Thirteenmile Trail
encompasses the spectrum of
northeast Washington habitats,
Thirteenmile Canyon. © Aaron Theisen
from the ponderosa and sagebrush hills at its west end to montane lodgepole and subalpine fir
forests near the Kettle Crest.
ACCESS: From Republic, travel south on Hwy 21 approximately 13
miles to Thirteenmile trailhead, on the left (east) side of the highway.
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