A bear visited the camping area where we were in the middle of the night in the higher tree area but there was no incident.
Marble wilderness sky high lakes map.
Be sure to park in area designated and not in campsites.
The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from june until october.
A handful of scenic lakes sit high in the marble mountains surrounded by forests and ridges that beg to be explored.
This was a return three day trip from last year s ltbackpacker s trip almost to the day.
Sky high lakes july 27 30 2010.
Horses are also able to use this trail.
The latitude and longitude coordinates of sky lakes wilderness are 42 6184082 122 2318913 and the approximate elevation is 6 024 feet.
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Fort jones ca 2 19 4.
3 3 mi 5 3 km 2 sky high valley.
From here it is 1 9 miles to lower sky high lake the first lake in the basin.
The next day we moved camp to shadow lake.
The sky high lakes are marvelous but a short side hike leads to an even higher lake that may just be the best of the bunch.
Sky high lakes july 27 30 2010.
This was a return three day trip from last year s ltbackpacker s trip almost to the day.
We spent the first night at the lower sky high lakes.
If the intent is to head directly to the sky high lakes rather than to the marble rim then the most direct route to reach the lakes is to take the trail encountered 0 01 miles beyond the waterfall on the canyon creek trail.
It was also only a few miles north of our last trip to the spectacular cliff lake also in the marble wilderness near fort jones california and not far from the oregon border.
Sky lakes wilderness is displayed on the pelican butte usgs quad topo map.
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Sky high lakes and marble mountain rim closed is a 11 7 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near somes bar california that features a lake and is rated as moderate.
Sky high lakes are located nearly 7 miles from the lovers camp trailhead along the canyon creek trail note that this is a different trail from the canyon creek trail in the trinities.
Anyone who is interested in visiting sky lakes wilderness can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above.
The lover s camp trailhead is the starting point for popular hikes to marble valley sky high lakes red rock valley little elk lake and deep lake.
The canyon creek trail connects with the pct.
The hike in is not very strenuous.
While the views of marble mountain and the valley are awesome it had quite a few bugs.