California trails · Camp Irene
Camp Irene
A 14.8-mile out-and-back in California, with 4,106 ft of climbing. Reaches Round Top Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Round Top Lake (lake)
- Fourth of July Lake (lake)
- Frog Lake (lake)
- Winnemucca Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:01 a.m., the sun rises at 6:28 a.m. and sets at 7:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 29.7-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Summit City + Camp Irene + NST - Pacific Crest — 12.7 mi loop, 3,073 ft gain
- Round Top Lake + Camp Irene + Winnemucca — 5.0 mi loop, 1,260 ft gain
- Wilderness Boundary + NST - Pacific Crest + Camp Irene — 5.1 mi loop, 977 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Crabtree — 26.5 mi