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DIRECTIONS From the intersection of State Highways 502 and 503 in downtown Battleground, drive 5.7 miles north on Highway 503. Turn right on N.E. Rock Creek Road, which soon becomes Lucia Falls Road, and proceed 8.6 miles to a junction. Turn right on Sunset Falls Road and drive 7.4 miles to a junction at the entrance to Sunset Campground. Turn right on gravel Forest Road 41 and almost immediately cross a bridge to an unsigned junction where you go left. Proceed exactly 1.0 mile, and then look for a small sign on a tree on the left saying Summit Spring Trail. There is no room to park at the trailhead, so drive another 0.1 mile to a sharp turn in the road where there is room for 2 or 3 cars to park.

Walk back down the road to the trailhead, and follow the path as it descends briefly to cross a seasonal creek. From here the trail contours for 0.15 mile to a bridgeless crossing of somewhat larger and permanently flowing Snass Creek. The vegetation in this area is quite lush and attractive, with a profusion of ferns and mosses clinging to a canopy of second-growth western hemlocks, red alders, and Douglas firs.