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Best backpacking trips in Inyo National Forest
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Mileage
Ascent
Duration
Club
Driving time
Popularity
73 trips
Mt. Whitney Day Hike
Popular
Inyo National Forest
21.2 mi/d
7,400 ft/d
1 day
Mt. Whitney Backpacking
Popular
Inyo National Forest
15.1 mi/d
3,700 ft/d
2 days
Minaret Lake
Popular
Inyo National Forest
7 mi/d
2,300 ft/d
2 days
Thousand Island Lake via River Trail
Popular
Inyo National Forest
8 mi/d
1,900 ft/d
2 days
Cottonwood Lakes
Popular
Inyo National Forest
6.2 mi/d
1,300 ft/d
2 days
Cottonwood Lakes Loop
Popular
Inyo National Forest
11.6 mi/d
2,400 ft/d
2 days
Thousand Island Lake via PCT
Popular
Inyo National Forest
8.5 mi/d
2,100 ft/d
2 days
Big Pine Lakes
Popular
Inyo National Forest
4.8 mi/d
2,400 ft/d
2 days
Ediza Lake
Popular
Inyo National Forest
6.7 mi/d
1,200 ft/d
2 days
Big Pine Lakes and Palisade Glacier
Popular
Inyo National Forest
11.2 mi/d
2,600 ft/d
2 days
Little Lakes Valley to Gem Lakes
Popular
Inyo National Forest
3.6 mi/d
800 ft/d
2 days
Sabrina Basin to Moonlight Lake
Popular
Inyo National Forest
6.2 mi/d
2,000 ft/d
2 days
Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney
Popular
Inyo National Forest
15.6 mi/d
4,000 ft/d
4 days
Thousand Island Lake from Rush Creek
Popular
Inyo National Forest
7.5 mi/d
3,200 ft/d
2 days
Rae Lakes Loop via Kearsarge Pass
Popular
Inyo National Forest
13.6 mi/d
4,000 ft/d
4 days
Duck Lake
Popular
Inyo National Forest
4.8 mi/d
1,700 ft/d
2 days
John Muir Trail: Devil’s Postpile to Yosemite Valley
Popular
Inyo National Forest
12.6 mi/d
3,500 ft/d
6 days
Emerald Lakes
Popular
Inyo National Forest
3.9 mi/d
1,400 ft/d
2 days
Kearsarge Lakes
Popular
Inyo National Forest
6.1 mi/d
2,600 ft/d
2 days
North Lake to South Lake Loop via Lamarck Col
Popular
Inyo National Forest
12.1 mi/d
3,800 ft/d
4 days
Dusy Basin via Bishop Pass
Popular
Inyo National Forest
6.9 mi/d
2,200 ft/d
2 days
North Lake to South Lake Loop
Popular
Inyo National Forest
12.3 mi/d
2,700 ft/d
6 days
Jordan Hot Springs
Inyo National Forest
5.2 mi/d
2,400 ft/d
2 days
Oneida Lake
Inyo National Forest
3.3 mi/d
1,900 ft/d
2 days
Steelhead Lake from Saddlebag Lake
Inyo National Forest
3.1 mi/d
300 ft/d
2 days
Helen Lake
Inyo National Forest
2.9 mi/d
2,000 ft/d
2 days
Meysan Lake
Inyo National Forest
4.6 mi/d
3,800 ft/d
2 days
Golden Trout Lakes via Piute Pass
Inyo National Forest
7.7 mi/d
2,200 ft/d
2 days
Hilton Creek Lakes
Inyo National Forest
5.2 mi/d
1,000 ft/d
2 days
Mildred Lake
Inyo National Forest
4.8 mi/d
2,200 ft/d
2 days
Lamarck Lakes
Inyo National Forest
2.9 mi/d
1,600 ft/d
2 days
Finger Lake
Inyo National Forest
5.3 mi/d
3,300 ft/d
2 days
Charlotte Lake via Kearsarge Basin
Inyo National Forest
8.2 mi/d
2,600 ft/d
2 days
Matlock Lake and Kearsarge Pass
Inyo National Forest
7.3 mi/d
1,500 ft/d
2 days
Sawmill Lake
Inyo National Forest
7.3 mi/d
5,600 ft/d
2 days
Yost Lake
Inyo National Forest
2.3 mi/d
1,700 ft/d
2 days
Rosalie Lake via Devils Postpile
Inyo National Forest
6.7 mi/d
2,100 ft/d
2 days
Longley Lake
Inyo National Forest
2.3 mi/d
1,600 ft/d
2 days
Edith Lake from Laurel Lakes
Inyo National Forest
4.1 mi/d
1,100 ft/d
2 days
Lake George to Deer Lakes
Inyo National Forest
5.4 mi/d
2,300 ft/d
2 days
George Lake
Inyo National Forest
2.9 mi/d
1,700 ft/d
2 days
Tamarack Lakes
Inyo National Forest
4.7 mi/d
2,000 ft/d
2 days
Fern Lake from Devils Postpile
Inyo National Forest
4.8 mi/d
1,700 ft/d
2 days
Birch Lake
Inyo National Forest
5.4 mi/d
4,400 ft/d
2 days
Fern Lake
Inyo National Forest
1.6 mi/d
1,600 ft/d
2 days
Berk Lakes
Inyo National Forest
7.4 mi/d
2,700 ft/d
2 days
Valentine Lake
Inyo National Forest
4.5 mi/d
2,200 ft/d
2 days
Horton Lake
Inyo National Forest
3.8 mi/d
2,000 ft/d
2 days
Iva Bell Hot Springs
Inyo National Forest
11.3 mi/d
1,900 ft/d
2 days
Gibbs Lake
Inyo National Forest
2.5 mi/d
1,500 ft/d
2 days
Upper Sardine Lake
Inyo National Forest
3.8 mi/d
2,500 ft/d
2 days
Iceberg Lake
Inyo National Forest
3.8 mi/d
4,300 ft/d
2 days
Dana Lake
Inyo National Forest
2.3 mi/d
1,500 ft/d
2 days
Lake Italy via Italy Pass
Inyo National Forest
10.9 mi/d
5,100 ft/d
2 days
Granite Park
Inyo National Forest
8.1 mi/d
4,300 ft/d
2 days
Tyee Lakes
Inyo National Forest
3.1 mi/d
2,000 ft/d
2 days
Upper Pine Lake
Inyo National Forest
5.1 mi/d
2,800 ft/d
2 days
Elba Lake
Inyo National Forest
9.4 mi/d
4,000 ft/d
2 days
Treasure Lakes
Inyo National Forest
2.9 mi/d
1,100 ft/d
2 days
Red Lake
Inyo National Forest
3.5 mi/d
3,800 ft/d
2 days
Gable Lakes
Inyo National Forest
3.9 mi/d
3,300 ft/d
2 days
Steelhead Lake
Inyo National Forest
5.7 mi/d
2,500 ft/d
2 days
Taboose Pass
Inyo National Forest
6.9 mi/d
5,900 ft/d
2 days
Pioneer Basin Lakes via Mono Pass
Inyo National Forest
8.4 mi/d
2,700 ft/d
2 days
Shepherd Pass
Inyo National Forest
10.4 mi/d
6,500 ft/d
2 days
Parker Lake
Inyo National Forest
1.9 mi/d
500 ft/d
2 days
Mt. Whitney Mountaineer’s Route
Inyo National Forest
5.7 mi/d
4,300 ft/d
2 days
Baker Lake
Inyo National Forest
8.1 mi/d
3,500 ft/d
2 days
Alger Lakes
Inyo National Forest
8.5 mi/d
3,800 ft/d
2 days
Matlock and Kearsarge Lakes
Inyo National Forest
6.2 mi/d
2,600 ft/d
3 days
Purple Lake
Inyo National Forest
7.8 mi/d
2,000 ft/d
2 days
Thousand Island Lake and Iceberg Lake Loop
Inyo National Forest
8.9 mi/d
1,900 ft/d
3 days
Mammoth Crest Loop
Inyo National Forest
7.3 mi/d
2,100 ft/d
2 days