Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.reddit.com/r/WildernessBackpacking/comments/9h8p8d/last_weekend_at_emigrant_wilderness/. u/ngomaam. There is a wealth of lakes spread out among the 100,000 acre of this pristine wilderness. Don’t be sure of keeping yourself dry paddling this section of Cherry Creek - West Fork. Emigrant Wilderness… Don't forget to check the situation in advance of a trip paddling to. Great pictures! jimcrocker has uploaded 91 photos to Flickr. Emigrant Wilderness - Rosasco Lake is located in the Central Sierra Nevada. Middle Emigrant Lake: 23 acres at Box 3403 Archived. save hide report. New comments … Cross the Cherry Lake Dam, the trailhead is on the eastern shoreline. I ended up hiking the "trail" to Chain lakes in the afternoon which was super fun and worth it. jimcrocker has uploaded 91 photos to Flickr. Contains rainbows and brookies, some in trophy size. In case you enjoy whitewater, there is the Bourland Meadow to Cherry Lake sector, a category V+ whitewater section on Cherry Creek - West Fork, 9.5 miles in distance. We were heading from Karl's back towards Grouse. Summer or Winter: (209) 965-3402. Mailing Address: P.O. Summer or Winter: (209) 965-3402. The lake is nearly 2 miles long with good camping on either end. 100% Upvoted. If you wanna get out on the water, Pinecrest Lake Marina is in the neighborhood, and there are plenty of folks from Pinecrest here at Emigrant Wilderness - Rosasco Lake. We got to the Crabtree trailhead around noon, ate our lunches and headed out. It's gotten a lot more accurate since I first started using it a few years ago. It … The Emigrant is most easily accessible from Hwy 108, with many visitors entering from near Pinecrest Lake or Kennedy Meadows. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/emigrant-wilderness-loop-trail Explore jimcrocker's photos on Flickr. The Department of Fish and Game estimates that 42 lakes in this basin have rainbows, 28 have brookies, 6 have goldens, 2 have rainbows and brookies and 1 has rainbows and brown trout. Emigrant Wilderness - Rosasco Lake is liked by visitors from Pinecrest. I literally had my phone in one hand almost the entire time I was off trail as I navigated my way toward the lake. This thread is archived. Emigrant Lake: 140 acres at 8827' elevation, about 15 miles from the trailhead. The lake is considered a premier destination for the Emigrant Wilderness. 20% of the ski slopes on the other hand are demanding and good for skilled skiers. Rosasco Lake, passing through en route to Big Lake (we camped here on day 3) Glacial polish, on way to Big Lake. The off-trail part isn't very long (less than 2 miles). 80% of the 815 acres of skiing area at Dodge Ridge is easy, good for children and novices. What's nice is you can save a map (as large as you need it to be) and the GPS is remarkably accurate. It is, it would've been near impossible for my group and I if I didn't have the Gaia GPS app (it's free). 1 year ago. Cherry Lake Dam gate to Cherry Lake, Kibbie Ridge, and Lake Eleanor opens from April 1-December 15. Rosasco Lake is liked by visitors from Pinecrest. Rosasco Lake Wood Lake Yellowhammer Lake Gianelli's Trail Head Chewing Gum Lake Granite Lake Long Lake Spring Meadow Toejam Lake Upper Wire Lake ... Aspen Meadow Pack Station operates in the Stanislaus National Forest and Emigrant Wilderness under permit from the U.S. Forest Service. We arrived at Piute Lake … Another access is further south at Lake Eleanor at Shingle Springs trailhead. altitude difference to take pleasure in at the nearby ski mountain Dodge Ridge. Free wilderness permits are required for overnight stays in the Emigrant Wilderness Area and Yosemite National Park. Good resources: Such a magnificent selection of attractions and such a magnificent variety of outdoors recreation will undeniably have you coming back time and again. These free permits are required year-round. That, and the app also has use trails mapped out. Sunset at Rosasco Lake, Emigrant Wilderness (9/14/18) 3 comments. On Monday September 21st me, Brent and Steve headed over to Pinecrest to pick up our wilderness permit and begin a four day backpacking trip into the Emigrant Wilderness. I love Emigrant wilderness and hope to visit next summer with my siblings :) We might shoot for Rosasco Lake, hopefully it will be as warm in June 2016 as it was for you in August of last year! It involved some basic topo map navigation, a certain amount of real effort, and just enough bushwhacking to … Groveland Ranger Station, for Cherry Lake … We spent Labor Day weekend hiking cross-country to Hyatt Lake in the Emigrant Wilderness--an adventure were glad we did, but not one that we would recommend without reservation. Dodge Ridge gets covered by 33 feet of wonderful snow every season, and has 10 ski lifts serving the 59 ski slopes. Posted by. bahiker.com, Press J to jump to the feed. Sunset at Rosasco Lake, Emigrant Wilderness (9/14/18) Close. Were you the ones we passed on the trail in the morning that said you were headed to Rosasco? share. Depending on your point of entry and which direction you are coming from, call one of the following ranger stations for wilderness permits. Take the Cherry Lake Road out of Rainbow Pools on Hwy 120. 53. Pingree Lake Piute Lake Rosasco Lake Wood Lake Yellowhammer Lake Gianelli's Trail ... Large, deep, glacial and granitoid lake capable of supporting an attractive fishery ... Aspen Meadow Pack Station operates in the Stanislaus National Forest and Emigrant Wilderness under permit from the U.S. Forest Service. Here is the sunrise from the same day at Karl's: https://www.reddit.com/r/WildernessBackpacking/comments/9h8p8d/last_weekend_at_emigrant_wilderness/, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the norcalhiking community, A subreddit for Northern Californian folks interested in hiking and backpacking to meet up, discuss/plan trips, recommend trails, post gear reviews, trip reviews, etc. I tried hiking up to that lake this summer... it was very hard finding the trail up. Current weather conditions at Emigrant Wilderness - Rosasco Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, California, Outdoors Recreation Near Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge, California. 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