20 Lakes Basin Loop
admin October 28, 2007
Trails.com preview This easy trip can even be done as a dayhike, and you won’t believe how much alpine beauty is packed into such a short jaunt. 20 Lakes Basin is set among majestic peaks and is full of pretty lakes. Yet, in spite of its rugged setting, the trail through it is mostly gentle to moderate. Most of the basin lacks acceptable campsites, but a short cross-country jaunt brings hikers to scenic if Spartan campsites in a granite sub-basin. There’s delightful dayhiking in addition to simply looping through the basin. Just rambling through the sub-basin is great fun. If a more adventurous cross-country trip appeals to you, consider a scramble toward the crest west of the sub-basin (on the other side of which is the northern backcountry of Yosemite National Park) or up to the Conness Lakes south of the sub-basin. Keep Reading…
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