#desolation
6 trips tagged “desolation”
desolation backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 6 California backpacking routes tagged desolation, ranging from 7 to 12.2 miles with Difficulty spans 0/100 () on Loon Lake to Buck Island Lake up to 0/100 () on Loon Lake to Buck Island Lake. All of these routes require a wilderness permit — each trip page links the booking window.
These routes cross Desolation Wilderness, and the months most of them share are July, August, September. Every stat below is cited on its trip page, so you can compare them like-for-like and follow any number back to the managing agency.
Loon Lake to Buck Island Lake
Buck Island Lake is the Rubicon country's classic lake camp: a 6.1-mile walk from Loon Lake past the reservoir's granite shore into the Deso…
Meeks Bay to Crag Lake
Crag Lake is the first true lake of the Meeks Bay corridor: a 4.9-mile climb from Tahoe's west shore to a forested granite lake that most pa…
Eagle Falls to Dicks Lake
Dicks Lake is the deep-blue centerpiece of the Desolation high country: 4.3 steep miles from Eagle Falls, beneath the 9,974-foot peak of the…
Eagle Falls to Fontanillis Lake
Fontanillis Lake is the alpine reward at the top of the Eagle Falls corridor: a 4.9-mile, mostly uphill walk from Emerald Bay to a granite b…
Glen Alpine to Gilmore Lake
Gilmore Lake is the climber's camp below Mount Tallac: a 3.9-mile climb from Glen Alpine to a 9,000-foot lake with the peak's massif towerin…
Twin Lakes to Island Lake
Island Lake is Desolation's answer to a quick overnight: a 3.5-mile walk from the Twin Lakes trailhead to a lake with a genuine island, sitt…