Be prepared to camp outside Gold Lake, ( bring your own table etc) been up there the last few weekends and it's been a zoo. Few folks leaving on Sunday, some folks have been up there 2 weeks straight. Plus they have removed the bathrooms so be prepared to handle that. Gold lake has been on the brink of closure for the last 4 years. If folks don't keep the place clean we'll lose it.
Take the road out of the back of Gold Lake CG up to Summit lake, from there go straight and then decide if you want to go to take the Deer Lake OHV route sharp left, or straight to the Gold Valley route both easy to moderate. There is a 3rd option, the far right trail out of Summit Lake that takes you on the Snake Lake OHV trail/Little Deer trail. Those would be the "most difficult" in that area, steep lose sluices and off camber hills.