Merritt

This is a steep hike to an alpine jewel surrounded by craggy peaks and talus slopes filled with whistling marmots. This trail is steep and dry with some exposed areas, so bring lots of water and sunscreen. The lake can be quite buggy in the summer. Hike Merritt Lake Trail #1588 steeply for 2.5 miles to a junction. Go right as the left fork leads to Rock Lake. The trail begins to flatten somewhat here. Another 0.5 miles and you'll reach the lake. Expect fast fishing for Eastern Brook Trout. Take a few fish home for frying up.

Getting here:

From Everett head east on US Hwy 2 for 65 miles to Stevens Pass. Continue east for another 11.3 miles turning left onto Forest Road 657 (near mile post 76). From Leavenworth head west on US 2 for 23 miles. Proceed 1.6 miles on FR 657, reaching the trailhead at the end of the road.

Species you might catch

Brook trout

Lake information

County: Chelan
Acreage: 5.50 ac.
Elevation: 5027 ft.
TRS: T27R15E SEC25
Center: 47.805934, -120.913651
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Fishing resources

Fish stocking info

10 most recent catchable (3 fish per pound or larger) fish plants in this lake
Stock Date	Species	Number Released	Number of Fish Per Pound	Facility

Visit the Catchable Trout Plants page for a more detailed search of trout plants in this or other bodies of water. To view or download the source data for this table visit the WDFW Fish Plants dataset on the Washington State Open Data Portal

Photos

Photo by WDFW