hiking
views
walking
nature trips
birding
wild flowers
trail running
forest
dog friendly
wildlife
kid friendly
lake
horseback riding
mountain biking
dogs on leash
camping
backpacking
snowshoeing
off road driving
river
scenic driving
beach
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's spectacular 6.3 million acres makes it the largest national forest in the lower 48 states. Located in Nevada and a small portion of eastern California, the Forest offers year-round recreation of all types.
This is a pretty nice and easy trail, there's a small hill but after that it's just a nice flat curvy dirt road till you reach the hole in the wall. Not very well of a marked trail so keep your map up at the beginning and close to the hole or you may miss it.
I would give it 6 stars if I only had a nother one. wonderful trail! most recommended to walk it at 15:30 (on July) you'll be back at 19:00 top. Highlight of the trail: on the way back saw a bear taking a nap on a tree branch!!!
I believe the mileage on this trail is inaccurate. We hiked from the Spooner Summit picnic area to the South Camp Peak and we recorded 10 miles in and out. The trail head sign also showed 10 miles though it doesn't specifically say South Camp Peak. There are great views much of the time, plenty of shade and a lovely bench built at Lake View Point to enjoy your lunch.
Absolutely beautiful views, great beaches, we had a great day here. We took our 3 year olds and the hike down was no problem at all. After a long day of fun in the sun, swimming, etc, the hike UP was not as great. If you are taking a bunch of stuff down there, you want to make sure you're prepared to lug it back up with you. All in all, great beach for families, clean, free, and extremely beautiful.
There is still tons of snow on the lower portion of this hike. We didn't go all the way up to the summit. Just did a nice 7.7 mile loop around tamarack peak. Also hiked up to the bottom of an amazing waterfall.