- Forest Service Road 41N14, turn left and go 3 miles for Sugar Creek Trail
- Faint trail to Sugar Lake, not well-marked, recreation is not promoted to protect the botanical diversty of the area
- 4+ miles from Sugar Creek Trailhead to High Lake, no trail from Sugar Lake
- Second highest lake in Russian Wilderness after Josephine Lake
- Brown and rainbow trout
From the Sugar Creek Trailhead:
- @ 1.5 miles, turn off to South Sugar Lake Trail = 1.5 miles to South Sugar Lake
- @ 3 miles to Sugar Lake (4800-5900 feet)
- 2.5 acres, 6 feet deep, 5900 feet elevation, rainbow trout
- @ 1+ miles from Sugar Lake, follow inlet creek northwest to ridge between Sugar and Little Duck Lakes, the contour south for 1.8 mile
