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Rae Lakes Loop (counter-clockwise)

Backpacking4 days39.7 mi (round-trip)

Itinerary

Woods Creek & Bubbs Creek Trailhead
10.1 mi • 3,200 ft gain
Junction Meadows
8.7 mi • 3,800 ft gain
Rae Lakes
11.9 mi • 100 ft gain
Upper Paradise Valley
9 mi • 0 ft gain
Woods Creek & Bubbs Creek Trailhead
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How to get a permit

This trip requires a Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness Permit. Reservations depend on your start date:

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Jan 2021 – Jul 2024

Trailhead closed.

Don’t want to miss the deadline?

Let us know when you want to go and we’ll remind you to book.

Permit details

Here is how to fill out the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness Permit application:

Entry PointBubbs Creek
Exit PointWoods Creek
1st night Camp AreaJunction Meadows

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