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Wildlife Sighted: Deer
and elk
Seasonal Notes
Seasonal Forest Road closure from October through mid-May (open date
in May depends on snow level, usually May 20th). Prime soaking season is between late
July and late October.
Camping Notes
There are a couple primitive
sites near the spring,
and an official (4 site) campground at the trailhead. There are also plenty of campgrounds and primitive sites to choose from in the
surrounding Sawtooth National Forest.Briefings
06.01.07 - 06.02.07 Trip Report and Pictures by Soker Grrl
09.18.06
It's been almost 5 years since my last visit to this incredible
place and Skillern hasn't changed a bit - thank goodness! The hike
was awesome, soak stellar and my most noteable memory from the trip
(besides the insane wind) was soaking the day away while watching
Hybrid Cutthroat make their way upstream.
Rating A-
05.13.02
Skillern was sweet! The 4 or
so hour round trip hike was nothing short of scenic, and this time of the year you are almost guaranteed to be the only one out there. Small spots of snow dotting the
landscape were visible throughout the duration of our hike.
The
FS lady we ran into at Canyon Campground (cute girl stationed at Soda or Shasta) said we were the only campers in the whole Sawtooths! I thought that was pretty stellar. However, I did catch a glimpse of a group of campers/partiers leaving
Worswick HS on our way in. They left all of their trash in their fire pit, some half burnt with the smell of burnt plastic still fresh in the air.
Anyway, the two lower pools below the source where cold meets hot were
too submerged for use, but the upper pool around the bend nestled in the side of the rock face was good to go. I think we must have spent all day there. That would explain the insane sunburn on one side of my body. Please treat this area with care.
Rating A-
Average Rating:
A-
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