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Mount Eddy & Deadfall Lakes
Trinity & Siskiyou Counties, California
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Fees: none
Activity: hiking
Elevation: 6850'-9025'
Current status (as of 1/20/25): not blooming
Notes: There are two ways to reach Deadfall Lakes and Mt. Eddy. The map on this page shows a route that starts from the Parks Creek PCT Trailhead. The other option, included in this site as the "Deadfall Meadows" hike, is to start from the parking area at the hairpin turn on Forest Road 17; that route is about a mile shorter each way.
Peak wildflower bloom at Mt. Eddy & Deadfall Lakes is typically from late June through July into late August, but there may be some flowers blooming from early June until mid-September.*
Typical year: 
Featured plants: Darlingtonia californica, Helenium bigelovii, Lupinus croceus, Gentiana newberryi, Epilobium siskiyouense, Eriogonum alpinum, Polemonium eddyense
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* The dates given on this Web site for each location's blooming season are only estimates and can vary from year to year. Weather conditions in the winter and spring can shift these dates by up to a month, especially in the mountains. For the latest updates, check the Oregon Wildflowers or PortlandHikers Facebook groups, or browse the most recent postings to iNaturalist or Instagram.
