Hilton Lake #4 - ©
Paul Roark
| The Hilton Lakes are situated in a wooded, moist, lake-filled basin, and are very popular with fishermen and backpackers, as well as the Rock Creek Pack Station which takes several pack trips into the area each year. The trailhead for the Hilton Lakes is about 1/2 mile beyond Rock Creek Lakes Resort on the right, or about 1/4 mile below the Rock Creek Pack Station. Adequate parking and bear boxes for storage are present at the trailhead, along with a restroom and public telephone. |  |
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The trail leading to the Hilton Lakes
is dusty and dry, and is used heavily by pack animals. There
is very little water on the trail and the hike is roughly 5 miles
to Hilton Lake #2 and Davis Lake. The lakes themselves are beautiful.
Trees thickly line the shore and slopes at both Hilton #2
and Davis Lake, and the entire basin that holds these lakes is
very wet. As a result, mosquitoes are a constant nuisance in
the Hilton Lakes area during the early-mid summer months. Hikers
should come prepared for the worst
possible mosquito conditions. The upper Hiltons are less-wooded and
drier than Davis Lake and Hilton #2, and fewer people travel to these
lakes. For more serenity and fewer mosquitoes these lakes are a great
alternative. Fishing in the Hilton Lakes is excellent. Brook, rainbow, and brown trout thrive in the lower lakes, and goldens can be found in the upper Hilton Lakes. Fly and lure fishing are the most productive form of fishing, although live bait will also work well in these lakes. |
