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Cleo's Bath Trail via Pinecrest Lake Loop

Pinecrest, California

6.66 mi / 771 ft gain

Pinecrest Peak Trail

Pinecrest, California

14.68 mi / 3169 ft gain

Hike to Cleo's Bath

Pinecrest, California

4.5
6.5 mi / 1263 ft gain

Pinecrest Lake Loop

Pinecrest, California

3.8 mi / 305 ft gain

Camp at Pioneer Trail Group Campground

Pinecrest, California

/ 5850 ft gain

Camp at Black Oak Flat Campground

Long Barn, California

/ 5778 ft gain

Camp at Beardsley Dam Campground

Pinecrest, California

/ 3511 ft gain

Grouse Lake and Mud Lake

Pinecrest, California

17.08 mi / 2162 ft gain

Trail of the Gargoyles North Rim

Pinecrest, California

1.47 mi / 673 ft gain

Places to stay

Pinecrest

Pinecrest, California

Pinecrest

Pioneer Trail

Pinecrest, California

Pioneer Trail

Lake Alpine   Lodgepole Group

Big Meadow Cmpg

Lake Alpine Lodgepole Group

Big Meadow Stanislaus Natl Fs

Big Meadow Cmpg

Big Meadow Stanislaus Natl Fs

Bear Valley Resort Glamping

Bear Valley, California

Bear Valley Resort Glamping

From $129 / night

(Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground

Arnold, California

(Lake Alpine) Silver Valley Campground

Guides and stories

Confronting Our Egos through Travel

Confronting Our Egos through Travel

Ryan Longnecker

23 Things I Learned in 23 Days on the John Muir Trail

23 Things I Learned in 23 Days on the John Muir Trail

Girls Who Hike

Why Backpacking Clouds Rest Should Make Your Permit Application Lineup

Why Backpacking Clouds Rest Should Make Your Permit Application Lineup

AJ Johnson

A guide to hiking Half Dome

A guide to hiking Half Dome

Kyle Frost

A Beginner's Guide to Photographing Yosemite National Park

A Beginner's Guide to Photographing Yosemite National Park

Kyle Reader

How to Spend Your First Weekend in Yosemite National Park

How to Spend Your First Weekend in Yosemite National Park

Kyle Reader

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