Recreation Region: Southern Elkhorn Mountains/Powder River Basin Area

Southeast Shore Phillips Lake Trailhead

The Southeast Shore Phillips Lake Trailhead is a small minimally developed facility located across Mason Dam on the southeast side of Phillips Lake. The facility offers year-round access for mountain biking, hiking, crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing. It is the main eastern access point for the Phillips Lake South Shoreline Trail #1610 and crosscountry ski trail #XC-1610.

General Information

year-round

General rules of use and restrictions apply for this developed recreation site. All of the lake shore trails are closed to motorized vehicle use.

No fees or passes are required for this site.

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 44.675889

Longitude: -118.080944

Directions

From Baker City, Oregon travel south on Highway 7 towards John Day, Oregon for about 16.5 miles to the Black Mountain Road (also known as Forest Road 1145); This road junction is before the top of the hill; Turn left on Forest Road 1145 going about 0.5 miles and crossing Mason Dam; Once across the southern end of the dam, the trailhead parking area is on the left near an information board; The trail starts at this eastern access point near the lake.

Advisory: Forest Road 1145 is not plowed yet is still driveable most of the winter for high clearance vehicles with four-wheel drive or traction tires.