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Hike the Echo Lake Trail

Echo Lake, California

5 mi / 688 ft gain

Lake Aloha and Ralston Peak via Pacific Crest Trail

Echo Lake, California

16.11 mi / 2694 ft gain

Lake Aloha

Echo Lake, California

4.0
12.34 mi / 1552 ft gain

Explore the Alpine Lakes of Desolation Wilderness

Echo Lake, California

5.0

Echo Lake to Emerald Bay via Pacific Crest Trail

Echo Lake, California

18.75 mi / 3107 ft gain

Echo Lake Chalet to Lake Ropi

Echo Lake, California

13.81 mi / 2139 ft gain

PCT: CA Section K - Echo Lake to Highway 80

Echo Lake, California

62.03 mi / 10394 ft gain

Lake of the Woods via Pacific Crest Trail

Echo Lake, California

11.07 mi / 1447 ft gain

Cross-Country Ski or Snowshoe to Ralston Peak

Echo Lake, California

5.0

Places to stay

Outsite Heavenly

South Lake Tahoe, California

Outsite Heavenly

From $63 / night

Fallen Leaf Campground

South Lake Tahoe, California

Fallen Leaf Campground

Hope Valley

South Lake Tahoe, California

Hope Valley

Kit Carson Campground

Kit Carson Campground Road

Kit Carson Campground

Wrights Lake

Kyburz, California

Wrights Lake

Wrights Lake Equestrian Campground

Kyburz, California

Wrights Lake Equestrian Campground

Guides and stories

The Best Photography Locations near South Lake Tahoe

The Best Photography Locations near South Lake Tahoe

The Outbound Collective

Up High in Tahoe South: 48 Hours of Adventure in South Lake

Up High in Tahoe South: 48 Hours of Adventure in South Lake

Josiah Roe

The Desolation Wilderness Mindset

The Desolation Wilderness Mindset

Morgan Woodhouse

These 10 Photos Will Convince You to Visit Tahoe's Zephyr Cove

These 10 Photos Will Convince You to Visit Tahoe's Zephyr Cove

The Outbound Collective

5 Amazing Adventures in Lake Tahoe's Zephyr Cove

5 Amazing Adventures in Lake Tahoe's Zephyr Cove

Josiah Roe

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