Table of Contents
Overview Map v
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction vii
Using this Guide xi
Natural and Cultural History xiii
Trail Finder xix
Lake Finder Table xxi
Map Legend xxiv
The Hikes
Hikes from California Highway 299 1
1 North Fork Trinity River to Grizzly Lake 2
2 Rattlesnake Creek to Papoose Lake 8
3 Bobs Farm Trail 12
4 Canyon Creek Lakes 15
5 Boulder Creek Lakes and Forbidden Lakes 23
6 East Fork Lakes 27
7 East Weaver Lake; Rush Creek Lakes 31
8 New River Loop 36
9 East Fork New River Loop 41
Hikes from California Highway 3 46
10 Rush Creek Lakes (Kinney Camp) Trail 47
11 Stuart Fork to Emerald and Sapphire Lakes 50
12 Deer Creek Trail 59
13 Alpine Lake 62
14 Smith and Morris Lakes 66
15 Stoney Ridge Trail 73
16 Granite Peak Trail 78
17 Long Canyon 81
18 Four Lakes Loop 86
19 Lake Anna Loop 90
20 Swift Creek to Horseshoe and Ward Lakes 95
21 Bear Basin-Granite Lake Loop 102
22 Landers Lake Loop 107
23 Poison Canyon 113
24 Lake Eleanor and Shimmy Lake 118
25 Boulder Lakes 121
26 Tapie, Found, and Lost Lakes 125
27 Foster Lake Loop 129
28 Boulder Creek 137
29 Sugar Pine Lake 142
30 Union Creek 147
31 Bullards Basin-Sunrise Creek Loop 151
32 Ward Lake Loop 156
33 Tri-Forest Peak-Deer Creek Loop 161
34 Caribou Lakes 167
35 Adams Lake 175
36 South Fork Coffee Creek Loop 179
37 North Fork Coffee Creek 184
38 Billys Peak Lookout 188
39 Stoddard Lake 191
40 Bear Lakes 196
41 Tangle Blue Lake 200
42 Log Lake 204
Hikes from Forest Highway 93 (Callahan-Cecilville Road) 207
43 Mill Creek and Washbasin Lakes 208
44 East Boulder and Upper Boulder Lakes 212
45 Middle Boulder and Telephone Lakes Loop 216
46 Fox Creek and Mavis Lakes 219
47 Pacific Crest Trail 222
48 South Fork Lakes 227
49 Hidden Lake 230
50 Trail Gulch-Long Gulch Loop 232
51 Twin Lakes and Fish Lake 237
52 China Spring Trail to Grizzly Lake 239
Appendix A Contact Information 246
Appendix B Zero Impact 247
Appendix C Make It a Safe Trip 248
Hike Index 254
About the Author 255