About this place
A trail climbs to Little Lost Lake, in the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The lake is small, shallow and alpine, and there are no fish in it.
You can camp there on undeveloped ground.
The trail starts as a two-track road. ATVs and motorcycles can use the first mile or so. After that they cannot.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Stay limit
- 14 days
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
About 23 miles south of Avery. From Avery, take Forest Road 301 south for 18 miles. At Little North Fork Campground, go east on Forest Road 760 for 4 miles to Forest Road 1925. The trailhead is where Little Lost Lake Creek meets Forest Road 1925.
Coordinates 47.091915, -115.896556
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What is near here
A few more of our own spots are within reach of this one, along with some better-known places.
- Grandmother Mountain Wilderness Study Area Directions
- Crystal Lake Wilderness Study Area Directions
- Haugan Mountain Directions
- Kings Peak Directions
- Burke Canyon Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Fernwood, ID Directions
- Osburn, ID Directions
Osburn is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.