Hidden Lake (Lake Wenatchee) — Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024

The road to the trail was very easy. No issue driving there with our minivan which doesn't have great clearance. There was only one other car in the parking lot when we arrived on a Thursday morning.

The trail up to the lake had a few obstacles (large trees down across the path) but they were easy for my daughter and I to climb over. The mosquitoes were a huge annoyance on the way up to the lake. Multiple times I'd swat them on my arm and kill two that were trying to get me. I was very worried that the lake would be swarming with mosquitoes but was pleasantly surprised that there were none when we got there.

We spent about 20 minutes at the lake enjoying the scenery and standing in the water before making the trek back down. The mosquitoes were just as bad on the way down as they were on the way up so we just kept moving and swatting.

Overall a very fun and short hike that my 7 year old really enjoyed. We try and hike this at least once a year and we both love it every time. I will say this was the worst I have seen the mosquitoes but at least the lake was free from them!