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From the junction, the trail descends steeply south 400 feet to the large, lodgepole-rimmed meadow of Crown Lake (9730’; 11S 33567 4100360). Viewed from the pass, the lake does have a crown-like shape, but its west side, containing several small pools, can be marshy and a haven for mosquitoes. Campsites are best on the east side of the lake, where the trail skirts along the southern slopes of the ridge above Crown Pass.

Surprise, Crown Lake is miles west of Crown Basin, and the lake’s outlet flows into Scepter Creek, which finally joins Crown Creek many miles southeast of here.

DAY 3 (Crown Lake to Indian Springs, 6 miles): The trail becomes somewhat indistinct as it crosses the southern marshlands below Crown Lake, but it is easy to locate along the east side of the unnamed outlet creek. Descend easily in moderate forest, at first lodgepole but later mixed with western white pine. Intermittent marshy patches interrupt the trail’s loose duff surface as the path descends gently south on the east side of this creek.