#lake-tahoe
4 trips tagged “lake-tahoe”
lake-tahoe backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 4 California backpacking routes tagged lake-tahoe, ranging from 9.8 to 12.6 miles with 3,200–3,200 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 0/100 (Moderate) on Lake Aloha via Glen Alpine up to 25/100 (Moderate) on Lake Aloha via Glen Alpine. 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.
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 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…
Meeks Bay to Stony Ridge Lake
Stony Ridge Lake is the Meeks Bay chain's deepest lake: 6.3 miles up the creek corridor past Genevieve and Crag Lakes to a granite-ringed ba…
Lake Aloha via Glen Alpine
Lake Aloha is Desolation Wilderness's crown jewel: a shallow, island-dotted lake spread across granite slabs at 8,116 feet beneath Pyramid P…