Red Peak Pass Loop

Backpacking5 days58.8 mi (one-way)

Itinerary

Panorama Trailhead

13 mi • 3,300 ft gain

Buena Vista Lake

11.1 mi • 2,300 ft gain

Upper Merced Pass Lake

11.2 mi • 2,600 ft gain

Triple Peak Fork

9.8 mi • 0 ft gain

Merced Lake

13.6 mi • 1,000 ft gain

Happy Isles Trailhead

This trip requires a Yosemite National Park Wilderness Permit. Reservations depend on your start date:

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Permits required. Quota in effect.

1st option

Closes 3 days ahead

Get notified when we find cancellations

Release

7 days ahead at 7 AM PDT

2nd option

Opens day of

Unclaimed permits only

Here is how to fill out the Yosemite National Park Wilderness Permit application:

Entry Point	Glacier Point → Illilouette
Exit Point	Happy Isles → Little Yosemite Valley
1st Night Camp Area	Buena Vista Creek

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