California trails · Lake hikes

Lake hikes in California

1678 trails in California reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
NST - Pacific Crest	142.9 mi	2,748 ft	Dicks Pass, Wolf Creek Pass
John Muir	14.1 mi	2,450 ft	Minaret Falls, Johnston Lake
Green Creek	10.7 mi	3,133 ft	Hoover Lakes, Virginia Lakes
Green Creek Trail	10.4 mi	3,109 ft	Virginia Lakes, Hoover Lakes
North Fork Big Pine Creek	7.8 mi	3,576 ft	Big Pine Lake, Second Falls
Minnow Creek	9.4 mi	3,318 ft	Scoop Lake, Marsh Lake
Avalanche Gulch Climbing Route	3.6 mi	5,727 ft	Misery Hill, Mount Shasta
Tahoe Yosemite Trail	10.0 mi	2,601 ft	Phipps Pass, Rubicon Lake
Mount Whitney	7.5 mi	3,780 ft	Mount Whitney, Timberline Lake
Crabtree	12.4 mi	1,552 ft	Piute Lake, Jewelry Lake
Cone-Hay Mdws Caribou	10.4 mi	733 ft	Cone Lake, Twin Lakes
Alger Lakes	10.0 mi	3,162 ft	Gem Pass, Parker Pass
Dune Lakes	6.7 mi	67 ft	Big Twin Lake, Mud Lake
Salmon Summit	27.9 mi	2,028 ft	Slate Gap, Chilkoot Pass
Pacific Crest Trl	32.5 mi	2,218 ft	Castle Pass, Mount Stephens
20 Lakes Basin Loop	4.2 mi	273 ft	Lundy Pass, Lake Helen
Bishop Pass	5.6 mi	2,185 ft	Bishop Pass, Spearhead Lake
Isberg	11.9 mi	3,566 ft	The Niche, Isberg Pass
South Kelsey National Recreation Trail	27.0 mi	4,820 ft	Baldy Peak, Elbow Spring
Robinson Creek Trail	9.3 mi	3,101 ft	Rock Island Pass, Robinson Lakes
Red Peak Pass	11.4 mi	2,226 ft	Red Peak Pass, Lower Ottoway Lake
Robinson Creek	9.1 mi	3,098 ft	Rock Island Pass, Robinson Lakes
Camp Irene	14.8 mi	4,106 ft	Round Top Lake, Fourth of July Lake
Sawmill Pass	9.3 mi	6,723 ft	Sawmill Pass, Mule Lake
Mcgee Pass	14.3 mi	4,059 ft	McGee Pass, Buzztail Spring
Mono Creek	11.6 mi	3,906 ft	Mono Pass, Summit Lake
Green Mountain	19.9 mi	1,948 ft	Rattlesnake Lake, Last Chance Spring
Baker Summit	12.0 mi	3,222 ft	Grouse Spring, Brown Lake
New Army Pass	4.7 mi	1,864 ft	New Army Pass, Long Lake
American River Bike Path	9.5 mi	409 ft	Hunkle Reservoir, North Fork Reservoir (historical)
Kearsarge Pass	4.8 mi	2,636 ft	Kearsarge Pass, Gilbert Lake
Kaiser Loop	15.6 mi	3,039 ft	Kaiser Peak, College Rock
Dusy - Ershim	29.9 mi	2,132 ft	Hot Springs Pass, Lakecamp Lake
Rubicon Trail	9.5 mi	741 ft	Rubicon Springs, Mud Lake
Rush Creek	9.1 mi	2,395 ft	Billy Lake, Agnew Lake
Meysan Lakes	5.1 mi	3,824 ft	Whitney Portal, Camp Lake
Huckleberry Trail	34.1 mi	3,056 ft	Styx Pass, Blackbird Lake
Pine Creek Pass	7.5 mi	3,738 ft	Pine Creek Pass, Upper Pine Lake
Big Margaret Lake	3.4 mi	899 ft	Baby Lake, Fern Lake
Kern Kaweah	8.0 mi	3,955 ft	Colby Pass, Gallats Lake
Trans-Catalina Trail	18.6 mi	1,569 ft	Buffalo Springs Reservoirs, Cape Canyon Reservoir
Mcneil Creek	9.1 mi	4,081 ft	Packers Peak, Coyote Peak
Lewis Camp	21.5 mi	2,320 ft	Jug Spring, Trout Meadows Spring
Little Lakes Valley	3.1 mi	728 ft	Morgan Pass, Mack Lake
Crown Valley	15.1 mi	2,545 ft	Elizabeth Lake, Crown Lake
Pacific Crest Trail	9.9 mi	1,241 ft	Sheep Camp Spring, Siskiyou Gap
California Riding And Hiking	29.9 mi	4,615 ft	Potter Pass, Portuguese Flat
Deer Creek	6.3 mi	3,225 ft	Bear Gap, Deer Lake
Bloody Canyon	4.7 mi	2,685 ft	Mono Pass, Summit Lake
Bell Meadow	16.6 mi	1,844 ft	Wood Lake, Grouse Lake
Dinkey Lakes	10.3 mi	1,700 ft	Second Dinkey Lake, Rock Lake
Summit	31.2 mi	3,053 ft	Windy Gap, Frog Lakes
Deer Cove	9.0 mi	5,425 ft	Deer Creek Saddle, Grizzly Lakes
Mission Trails	35.0 mi	867 ft	Fortuna Mountain, Hollis Lake
Boundary Trail 4E50	9.8 mi	1,295 ft	Elk Hole, Flatiron Lake
North Fork Salmon	13.7 mi	4,047 ft	Diamond Lake, English Lake
Piute Canyon	11.2 mi	3,359 ft	Piute Pass, Summit Lake
Crooked Lakes Trail	3.3 mi	274 ft	Hoot Owl Lake, Penner Lake
Sabrina Basin	6.1 mi	1,928 ft	Dingleberry Lake, Blue Lake
Hell For Sure	8.0 mi	3,134 ft	Fleming Lake, Hell for Sure Pass