Key Lake Attractions from High Falls Access Area
For parking at High Falls Access Area on Staton Road, see Directions.
All directions are one way.
Lake Dense & Lake Alford
Lake Dense and Lake Alford are off the beaten path. Five-acre Lake Dense has a picnic shelter and fishing dock and a very good view of Joanna Mountain.
- Half-acre Lake Alford is across the dam. The trail bears right at Lake Alford to Conservation Road. There is a view of 99-acre Lake Julia and the spillway from this trail.
- For Lake Dense, take Buck Forest Road across the Covered Bridge, right on Conservation Road, left on Joanna Road and right on Three Lakes Trail.
- Lake Alford is further down Three Lakes Trail and Lake Julia is beyond that.
- The Three Lakes Trail ends on Conservation Road beyond Lake Julia.
- A more scenic route is to turn left off Conservation Road and take Pitch Pine Trail to Lake Dense.
Total distance from the High Falls Access Area to Lake Dense, Lake Alford and Lake Julia is 1.7 miles the direct route and 2.3 miles via Pitch Pine Trail.
Lake Julia
Lake Julia is 99 acres and the largest lake in the forest. What is known as the Lodge is the present Ranger Station that is located near the end of Lake Julia Road.
- Take Buck Forest Road across the Covered Bridge, turn right on Conservation Road and left on trail just beyond the spillway bridge to the Lake Julia dam.
ONE CAN WALK ACROSS THE DAM BUT NO HORSES OR BIKES
Total distance from the High Falls Access Area to Lake Julia is 1.4 miles.
Alternate: Go down Conservation Road and left on Lake Julia Road to the Ranger Station for total of 2.2 miles from High Falls Access Area or 1.7 miles from the Fawn Lake Access Area. See guides from the following access areas:
Lake Imaging
1.3-acre Lake Imaging is a charming setting with a picnic shelter and fishing dock.
Take Lake Imaging Road for 0.2 miles.