San Diego county has numerous recreational lakes, but only a few that allow overnight camping. Oak filled valleys and pine forests are nearby, but if you are seeking alpine lakes, surrounded by granite peaks and towering forests – then look to north for the Sierra Nevada mountains. Southern California landscape is nearly a desert terrain, [...]

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Agua Tibia Wilderness Area 15,900 acres chaparral & oak at lower elevations pine & fir forest at high elevations elevations range 1,700′ – ­5,000′ 25 miles of trail summer temperatures exceed 100 F occasional snow in winter best in winter through spring wood fires prohibited portable stoves permitted water scarce no overnight use of pack [...]

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John Muir Hiking / John Muir Map California Wilderness Area Acres Topographical Maps John Muir Wilderness elevations: 4000′-14,496′ 584,000 John Muir Wilderness Map Pack NFS John Muir / Kings Canyon Map USDA Inyo National Forest Topo Atlas High Sierra Nevada / Eastern Sierra Rugged Sierra Nevada high country. The highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada [...]

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