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Snowmobiling the Sierras	Backpacking Sierra Nevada Sierra Campgrounds Primitive Camping Map of Sierra NF Mono Hot Springs CA Lakes in Sierra Nevada
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Wilderness Area Acres Dinkey Lakes 30,000 Kaiser Wilderness 22,700

Some of the best snow-mobiling in California can be found here in Sierra National Forest: February thru April. plus a local snow ski resort

Ranger Stations:

Sierra Forest Headquarters 1600 Tollhouse Rd Highway 168 Clovis CA 559-297-0706	Bass Lake Rangers 57003 Road 225 North Fork CA 559-877-2218	High Sierra District 29688 Auberry Rd Prather CA 559-855-5355
Mariposa Visitor Center 5158 Highway 140 Mariposa CA 209-966-7081	Yosemite Visitor Bureau 41969 Highway 41 Oakhurst, CA 93644 559-683-4636	Sierra National Forest gov web site

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Sierra Nevada Backpacking

Wilderness Area Maps

Dinkey Lakes Map

Dinkey Wilderness Map

John Muir Map Pack

John Muir Map

Kaiser Wilderness Map

Major Sierra Trailheads:

• Maxson Trailhead Parking at SE end of Courtright Reservoir - leads into John Muir Wilderness or Dinkey Lakes Wilderness
• Woodchuck Trailhead Parking at S end of Wishon Reservoir - leads into John Muir Wilderness
• Rancheria Trailhead Parking at S of Wishon Reservoir - leads into John Muir Wilderness
• Crown Valley Trailhead Parking at S of Wishon Reservoir - leads into John Muir Wilderness & near Monarch Wilderness
• Trailsend Trailhead at Dinkey Creek N end of Dinkey Creek - leads into Dinkey Lakes Wilderness
• Red Mountain Trailhead N end of Tamarack Creek - leads into Dinkey Lakes Wilderness plus Red Lake & Coyote Lake OHV areas
• Edison Trailhead N end of Edison Lake - leads into John Muir Wilderness (a ferry boat service runs across lake daily)
• Onion Meadow Trailhead NW end of Edison Lake - leads into John Muir Wilderness
• Florence Lake Trailhead N end of Florence Lake - leads into John Muir Wilderness (a ferry service across lake runs daily)

Campgrounds & Lodging

Reservable camp sites are listed in Bold below

roughin' it - primitive campgrounds, under 10 camp sites, usually located on back roads, minimal to no faciilities

suitable & sufficient - regular campgrounds, 10 or more campsites, RV spaces, reservations common

staying in style - larger campgrounds, RV park w/ hookups, local bed & breakfast inns, small hotels nearby

campground	elev.	spots	veg	toilet	water
roughin' it
Black Rock	7400'	7	-	vault	piped	drive to reach seclusion
Bolsillo	7400'	3	-	vault	piped	rare find on nice creek
China Bar	3300'	6	-	vault	no
Clover Meadow	7000'	7	-	vault	piped	Ansel Adams Wilderness
Fish Creek	4600'	7		vault	no	Mammoth Pool
Fresno Dome	6400'	9		vault	no	Big Creek
Gaggs Camp	5700'	9		vault	no	Shuteye Peak 8951'
Giantea	6500'	7		vault	no	McKinley Sequoia Grove
Grey's Mtn	5200'	8		vault	no
Little Jack Ass	4800'	5	-	vault	no
Little Sandy	6100'	8	-	vault	no
Lower Chiquito	4900'	7	-	vault	no
Placer	4100'	7		vault	piped
Wiskers	5300'	8	-	vault	no
suitable & sufficient
Badger Flat	8200'	15	-	vault	-	seclusion on Rancheria Crk
Badger Flat Group	8200'		-	vault	-	on Rancheria Crk
Bass Lake	3400'	100+	pines	vault	piped	several campgrounds
Big Sandy	5800'	14	-	vault	-	S entrance Yosemite NP
Billy Creek Lower	7000'	13	-	vault	piped	NW Huntington Lake
Billy Creek Upper	7000'	13	-	vault	piped	NW Huntington Lake
Buck Meadow	6800'	10	-	vault	no	Deer Creek near Wishon Lake
Chilkoot	4600'	14	pines	vault	no	2 miles from Bass Lake
College	7000'	11	pines	vault	piped	Huntington Lake
Florence Lake	7400'	14		vault	no	long drive & well worth it
Granite Creek	7000'	20		vault	no	equestrians & backpackers
Jerseydale	3600'	10	pines	vault	piped	May-Nov
Kinnikinnick
Kelty Meadow	5800'	10	pines	vault	no	6 mi. from Bass Lake
Kirch	1100'	17	-	vault	no	Kings River - rafters take out
Lily Pad	6500'	16	pines	vault	piped	privacy w/ boulders. Wishon Res.
Mammoth Pool
Marmot Rock	8200'	10	-	vault	piped	walk-in spots & boat ramp
Mono Creek	7400'	14	pines	vault	piped	Lake Edison & Mono Hot Spr
Mono Hot Spring	6500'	26	pines	vault	piped	resort & campground
Nelder Grove	5300'	10	pines	vault	no	May-Oct; near Bass Lake
Portal Forebay	7200'	11	-	vault	no	near Mono Hot Springs
Rock Creek	4300'	19	-	vault	piped	creekside
Sample Mdw	7800'	16	-	vault	no	Kaiser Creek & Wilderness
SawMill Flat	6700'	15	-	vault	no
Soda Springs	4300'	16	-	vault	no	Mammoth Pool Reservoir
Soquel	5400'	14	pines	vault	no	near Bass Lake & Oakhurst
Summerdale
Summit	5800'	10	pines	vault	piped	June-Nov
Swanson Meadow	5600'	12		vault	no	near Shaver Lake
Sweet Water	3800'	10		vault	no	at Mammoth Pool Reservoir
Texas Flat Group Camp						Bass Lake
Upper Chiquito	6800'	20	-	vault	no	Chiquito Creek
Vermillion						Lake Edison
Voyager Rock	8200'	14	-	vault	no
Ward Lake	7300'	17	-	vault	no	on Florence Lake Rd
Whiskey Falls	5800'	14	-	vault	no
staying in style
Dinkey Creek Campground		128	pines	flush		reservations recommended
Huntington Lake Resort		cabins	pines	flush		559-893-3226
Lakeshore Resort		cabins	pines	flush		559-893-3193
Rancheria Campground		100+	pines	---		Huntington Lake
Sierra Summit Lodge		48 rooms	pines	flush		559-893-3316
Condo Rentals		pvt hm	pines	flush		800-879-8989

Primitive Camping

Many areas for primitive camping. Dirt back roads provide plenty of back country options to high elevation lakes, meadows & steams. On Hwy. 168, south of The small roads behnd Mono Hot Springs also have plenty areas to explore.

• Dinkey Creek Area
• Florence & Edison Lakes Area
• Coyote Lake ( 4WD access only)
• Red Lake ( 4WD access only)

The San Joaquin River starts way up here

Sierra Nevada Lakes

• Bass Lake
• BlackRock Reservior
• Courtright Reservior
• Coyote Lake ( 4WD access only)
• Edison Lake
• Florence Lake
• Huntington Lake
• Pine Flat Reservior
• Red Lake ( 4WD access only)
• Shaver Lake
• Wishon Reservior

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