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Rae Lakes Loop

Backpacking4 days39.7 mi (round-trip)

Itinerary

Woods Creek & Bubbs Creek Trailhead
9 mi • 1,900 ft gain
Upper Paradise Valley
12.1 mi • 3,800 ft gain
Rae Lakes
8.5 mi • 1,400 ft gain
Junction Meadows
10.1 mi • 100 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 PointWoods Creek
Exit PointBubbs Creek
1st night Camp AreaParadise Valley - upper

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