Trailhead Ambassador – Rachel Lake

Trailhead Ambassadors empower visitors to take care of our public lands through conversation and education. Volunteer Ambassadors serve as a welcoming presence at popular trailheads, answer trail and trailhead related questions, promote responsible hiker ethics like Leave No Trace, and collect trail use information for agencies and nonprofits.

Volunteers should be folks who enjoy talking to people and have a familiarity with Leave No Trace. In order to participate in this event, volunteers must take a short online training beforehand. The Kittitas Stewardship Coordinator will reach out with the training materials after volunteers register.

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Snacks

Sunscreen

Weather appropriate layers

From I-90, take Exit 62 west of Cle Elum, onto paved Road 49 to Lake Kachess and follow it to the “T” junction near Kachess Campground. Turn left onto Forest Road 4930 and stay on it for about 5 miles up Box Canyon Creek to the trailhead parking, which is on the left. Trail starts across road.

Rachel Lake Trailhead is a popular access point for the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The Rachel Lake Trail provides access to Rachel Lake, Alta Mountain, and Rampart Lakes.