Park
Desolation Wilderness
26 locals recommend,
Location
138 Emerald Bay Road
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Tips from locals
Hiking. Desolation Wilderness, located west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, may be considered small for a wilderness area at nearly 64,000 acres, but it compensates with dramatic scenery ranging from starkly beautiful granite to cerulean blue alpine lakes. Visitor permits are required year-round for both overnight and day hikes. Its many glacially formed lakes and streams make it one of the most scenic stretches of the Pacific Crest Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail.
Hiking. Desolation Wilderness, located west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, may be considered small for a wilderness area at nearly 64,000 acres, but it compensates with dramatic scenery ranging from starkly beautiful granite to cerulean blue alpine lakes. Visitor permits are required year-round…
While the Lake is our front yard, Desolation is our back yard. Great day and overnight hiking.
Breathless beauty above timberline for both back country winter sports and summer hiking Hikes as easy as a level 2 or 3 can get you up in 2-3 hour to spectacular beauty and pristine high mountain lakes.
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