Virginia Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Sawtooth Wilderness has some of the clearest air in the lower 48 states.
The Stevens Lakes are in the Fishhook Creek drainage and the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Sawtooth Wilderness (part)
The recreation area was established in 1972, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and includes the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Campfires in this section of the Sawtooth Wilderness are prohibited due to heavy use and limited firewood.
Several hundred lakes exist in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and nearly all are the result of glaciation.
Land cover types in the Sawtooth Wilderness include pine and spruce-fir forests, meadows, and alpine tundra.
Heart Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries.
There is another lake with the name Alpine Lake in the central part of the Sawtooth Wilderness.