Pack Trips
Destinations Map
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Kennedy Meadows Resort & Pack Station
This is where the resort is located. All amenities are located here, including the guided horseback rides, pack station, cabins, store, restaurant, saloon, and PCT hiker accomodations.
Summit Creek
- Elevation 8,200
- Dist. 7 mi
- Campsites - Along creek
- Campfires - Yes
- Fishing - Brook trout in creek and surrounding area lakes have decent fishing.
This is a great place to base camp and explore granite dome area. Access Lewis lakes, Sardella lake, Ridge lake and Iceland lake from this camp.
Kennedy Lake
- Elevation 7,800
- Dist. 7.5 mi
- Campsites - Along creek
- Campfires - Yes
- Fishing - Outstanding lake and stream fishing for German Brown trout.
Beautiful scenery, excellent fishing and awesome day hikes.
Lower Relief Valley
- Elevation 8,000
- Dist. 7 mi
- Campsites - Along creek
- Campfires - Yes
- Fishing - Brook trout in creek and surrounding area lakes have decent fishing.
This is a great place to base camp and explore granite dome area. Access Lewis lakes, Sardella lake, Ridge lake and Iceland lake from this camp.
Upper Relief Valley
- Elevation 8,760
- Dist. 9.5 mi
- Campsites - By lake or meadow
- Campfires - Yes
- Fishing - Very limited in the lake. No stream fishing. Surrounding area lakes have decent fishing.
Great place to base camp and explore granite dome area. Access Pinto Lake, Spring Meadow and White Sides Meadow from here.
Emigrant Meadow
- Elevation 9,407
- Dist. 14 mi
- Campsite - On creek and around lake
- Campfire - No
- Fishing - Excellent rainbow and brook trout in lake and stream. Surrounding lakes have outstanding fishing.
High Alpine Lake with beautiful scenery and outstanding fishing. Great day hiking to surrounding lakes.
Emigrant Lake
- Elevation 8,827
- Dist. 15 mi
- Campsite - Along creek and around lake
- Campfire - Not within half mile of lake
- Fishing - Excellent rainbow and brook trout in lake and stream. Surrounding lakes have outstanding fishing.
Great fishing lake, beautiful scenery and perfect place to do day trips from.
Snow Lake
- Elevation 9,355
- Dist. 17 mi
- Campsite - Around lake
- Campfire - No
- Fishing - Snow has limited population of brook trout, but Dorothy and Bigelow lakes are within day trip range with excellent fishing.
Beautiful lake with excellent scenery and centrally located to some great fishing lakes.
Maxwell Lake
- Elevation 8,662
- Dist. 17 mi
- Campsite - Around lake
- Campfire - Yes
- Fishing - Good lake fishing and surrounding lakes have excellent fishing.
Beautiful lake with very nice campsites. Good fishing and day hiking opportunities.
Upper Twin Lake
- Elevation 8,906
- Dist. 19 mi
- Campsite - West end of lake
- Campfire - Yes
- Fishing - Rainbow trout fishing is great. Short trip to Lower Twin, Black Bear and Bigelow lakes for more outstanding fishing.
Beautiful lake just inside Yosemite boundary. Excellent fishing and day trips.
Bigelow Lake
- Elevation 9,591
- Dist. 19 mi
- Campsite - Around lake
- Campfire - No
- Fishing - Outstanding lake fishing for rainbow and brook trout. This lake produces very large brook trout.
High alpine lake with oustanding fishing. Beautiful scenery and campsites.
Buck Lake
- Elevation 8,318
- Dist. 19 mi
- Campsite - Along creek and around lake
- Campfire - Yes
- Fishing - Excellent fishing lake. Fishing in surrounding area lakes is outstanding.
Beautiful lake with excellent fishing. Great day hiking and fishing in area.
Dorothy Lake
- Elevation 9,394
- Dist. 18 mi
- Campsite - Around lake and outlet creek
- Campfire - Yes
- Fishing - Excellent rainbow and brook trout in lake and stream. Surrounding lakes have outstanding fishing.
Located just inside Yosemite park, this lake has excellent fishing, day hiking and breath-taking scenery.
Bear-proof food container required.
Huckleberry Lake
- Elevation 7,856
- Dist. 21 mi
- Campsite - Along creek and around lake
- Campfire - Yes
- Fishing - Outstanding rainbow and brook trout fishing in the lake. Creek fishing for brook trout is great. Surrounding lakes have excellent fishing.
Deep inside the wilderness with excellent fishing and day trip opportunities.
Tilden Lake
- Elevation 8,054
- Dist. 27 mi
- Campsite - West end of lake
- Campfire - Yes
- Fishing - Outstanding fishing for rainbow trout. High bred Goldens can be caught occasionally. Mary Lake is within hiking distance and offers excellent Golden trout fishing.
Located in Yosemite's back county with spectacular scenery and peaks. Fishing is excellent. Day trips to lakes and peaks in surrounding area are beautiful.
Benson Lake
- Elevation 7,580
- Dist. 42 mi
- Campsite - East end of lake
- Campfire - Yes
- Fishing - Great rainbow and brook trout fishing.
Located deep inside Yosemite wilderness area. Has a large white sand beach and beautiful sunsets. Fishing is great. Day trips to surrounding lakes is a must.
