Name: Vivian Lake Trail #3662
Rating: 3.0

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This trail is enters the Diamond Peak Wilderness and the usual federal wilderness area regulations and restrictions apply here. Practice Leave No Trace (LNT) backcountry skills and ethics. Camp 100 feet from fragile areas; bury human waste at least 200 feet from water, trails, and campsites. This trail is usually closed by snow between November and early June.

Description

This trail runs from the Vivian Lake Trailhead in the west, past Notch and Vivian Lakes, to a junction with the Diamond Creek Falls Trail #3598, about 1 mile southwest of the Salt Creek Falls Observation Site.

From the Vivian Lake Trailhead, it passes the Diamond Peak Tie Trail #4239 junction, Notch Lake, and the Mt. Yoran Trail #3683 junction all within the first mile. Past Notch Lake, it passes a junction with the Pinto Mountain Trail #3684 as it climbs gently to a saddle and then descends past several small, unnamed lakes before turning north past Vivian Lake.

Continuing its gradual descent north of Vivian Lake, the #3662 parallels Fall Creek along an impressive series of rapids and waterfalls, the largest of which—Fall Creek Falls—plunges over basalt cliffs more than 100 feet tall. It ends at a junction with the Diamond Creek Falls Trail #3598.