Idaho · Trail 024

Flossie Lake

Flossie Lake Trail is a 6.6 miles trail in Payette National Forest, Idaho. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking and horse and pack stock. It enters Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

6.6 miles Class 2 Hiking Horse and pack stock Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Payette National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

2fires
active

Wolf Creek · 48 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,643 acres

1 more within 50 miles

Incident details ↓

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end	45.4071, -115.2905 · Directions ↗
Other end	45.3828, -115.2014 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length	6.6 miles
Trail class	2, moderately developed
Type	land trail
Surface	native material
Typical tread width	18-24 inches
Motor vehicles	Closed to all motorized use year-round
Accessibility	Not evaluated
Trail numbers	024
Forest	Payette National Forest (unit 0412)
States	Idaho
Detail published	management level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Yellowpine Bar, 10 miles from the trail midpoint at 2,480 feet, station USC00109963 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 22 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 45 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 4,100 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Allowed uses

Hiking	Allowed year-round
Horse and pack stock	Allowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Wilderness

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness WildernessFS · the whole line is insideWilderness Connect ↗

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas · 0.7 mi

Chamberlain Basin Camping Area

First-comeFS

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

Wildfire
Wolf Creek
48 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,643 acres · 50% contained
Wildfire
Cascade
49 mi from the trail midpoint · 7,475 acres · 70% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Flossie Lake Trail?

6.6 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Payette National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Flossie Lake Trail?

hiking and horse and pack stock. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Flossie Lake Trail start?

The line begins at 45.4071, -115.2905 and ends at 45.3828, -115.2014. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Flossie Lake Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Flossie Lake Trail?

Chamberlain Basin Camping Area (0.7 mi) is within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Flossie Lake Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Flossie Lake Trail?

The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Flossie Lake Trail?

Payette National Forest, Forest Service unit 0412. The trail is in Idaho.

Source: Payette National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Flossie Lake Trail?

2 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Wolf Creek at 48 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named FLOSSIE LAKE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0412. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.