West Fork Buttermilk
West Fork Buttermilk Trail is a 7.7 miles trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 48.3111, -120.3366 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 48.2511, -120.4478 · 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 | 7.7 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 411 |
| Forest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617) |
| States | Washington |
| Detail published | centerline only |
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
Wilderness
- Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness WildernessFS · about 91% of the 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
Open Mid-July · listed none Wilderness regulations apply within Lake Chelan- Sawtooth Wilderness. Certified weed-free hay is required on national forest lands (processed grain is okay). | 0 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.
Camping nearby
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
- WildfireSisi
21 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,691 acres · 15% contained
- WildfireLittle Giant
27 mi from the trail midpoint · 172,814 acres · 81% contained
- WildfireMiners
31 mi from the trail midpoint · 149 acres · 0% contained
- WildfireGamma Creek
31 mi from the trail midpoint · 29 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
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Questions people ask
How long is the West Fork Buttermilk Trail?
7.7 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the West Fork Buttermilk Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the West Fork Buttermilk Trail start?
The line begins at 48.3111, -120.3366 and ends at 48.2511, -120.4478. The nearest recorded trailhead is West Fork Buttermilk Trailhead, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the West Fork Buttermilk Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Where can I camp near the West Fork Buttermilk Trail?
Black Pine Lake Campground (2.9 mi) and War Creek Campground (4.8 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Who manages the West Fork Buttermilk Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.
Is there a fire near the West Fork Buttermilk Trail?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Sisi at 21 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named WEST FORK BUTTERMILK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0617. 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.