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All the outdoors cool stuff near Monarch Lakes will keep you coming back time and again. The peak of Empire Mountain can be distinguished from Monarch Lakes. Lakes? Sure, Amphitheater Lake is in the neighborhood. Having a nice time in the Southern Sierra Nevada is easy. Paddling on Kern River is so much fun, and a good place to stop by is Farewell Canyon. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit nearby Crystal Lake, and on a good day you
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| | can take a hike along the Hockett Meadows Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Why not camp at Cold Spring Campground if you're here at Monarch Lakes, and there is a magnificent hiking trail close by called the Atwell Hockett Trail. High temperatures at Monarch Lakes during the warm days of summer are in the 70's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Monarch Lakes dipping | |
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down into the 20's through winter nights. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors fun things the Southern Sierra Nevada has to offer. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park is a magnificent national park, and while you're
here you can take a hike along the Sawtooth Pass Trail. An average amount of rainfall falls at Monarch Lakes; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain, and the driest month is July. Soda Spring is always fun
to check out, and Atwell Mill Campground is a glorious local campground. Monarch Lakes is a beautiful lake in the Southern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. Aspen Flat is a good site to stretch your legs a bit, and soar down the rapids of Kaweah River - Middle Fork in a kayak.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 36.45167 Longitude: -118.5617
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Sawtooth Pass Trail, Tulare County, 1 miles away 20.4 hiking miles, 4737 feet elevation difference |
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Kern River, Tulare CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class II-V+ - 37 miles long (Junction Meadow to Forks of Kern) |
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Moose Lake
 | This is a picture I took of Moose Lake on a lengthy loop hike in the Sequoias taking the Lakes trail past Heather, Astor, Emerald, and Pear Lakes; then cross country over the divide above Moose Lake where I took this photograph looking down on the lake. I then returned to the trailhead by going southwest over the divide down to the Alta Trail through Panther Gap back to the Lakes trailhead. A very long day hike. I took pictures along the entire route.... |
Leavis Flat - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
 | 15 miles away Leavis Flat- I loved it! Small campground, right next to Deer Creek, only 9 sites. You can buy ice and extra necessities just up the road at the California Hot Springs (resort?) No cell phone service, ranger comes by once a day, it's very mellow. You are roughing it unless you bring an RV. No showers or flush toilets. So beautiful. We were there for Memorial Wknd. Some locals said it's usually pretty empty but the campground was full for our trip. I've heard they might shut it down. Maybe it's not bringing in enough cash for the upkeep. I bathed in the creek. My boyfriend wasn't so brave, too cold for him. If you're planning on doing the sights at the Sequoia National Park, it's a two hour drive to Morro Rock to give you an idea. The creek is so pretty and the water is drinkable, not deep enough to swim but perfect to cool off. The mosquitoes weren't too bad and with the right company, it's the perfect setting to get totally away! My boyfriend has all the pics on his phone, but I'll come back and post them.... |
Camp Wishon Campground
 | 16 miles away The swimming hole is the main attraction! Ive been twice now and love it! getting a spot next to this piece of heaven is a little tough I hear. waterfalls and natural made waterslides and cliff jumping all in one spot make camp wishon the spot to be....my family has been going to camp wishon since the 1920's we stopped going about 10 years ago. we love the swimmin hole and used to like walking up to the soda spring thru doyles. (now they make you walk arround and wont let you go to the big pool by the soda spring)anyways we had 4 generations of fun here... |
Belknap Campground
 | 17 miles away ...away. But Belknap is a beautiful campground, a rare opportunity to camp at the base of ancient redwood trees that tower 100's of feet above the campground. The main activity is hiking the Summit Trail (10 miles, round trip) to Quaking Aspen. This takes you through one of the larger of the last remaining Giant Sequoia Groves that make this area famous. The Tule River, which runs through the camp ground, is stocked with rainbow trout during the summer months, making fishing a very popular visitor activity. A quaint general store, bar and restaurant is available about 1 mile away in charming Camp Nelson. During winter months, hwy 190 is closed about 9 miles beyond Camp Nelson at Ponderosa. Winter recreationists enjoy this area for the snow mobiling, x-country skiing, and snow shoeing opportunities. Belknap is open year-round, but winter brings storms and sub-freezing conditions. The road to the campground is not always plowed. Rooms are available at the Camp Nelson Lodge (www.campnelsonlodge.com) and at nearby Pierpoint Springs Resort (www.pierpointsprings.com). Cabin rentals... |
Pacific Crest Trail - section 11
 | 19 miles away Roundtrip Distance 6 miles Elevation Gain 2,946 ft. ... |
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
 | 22 miles away Kings Canyon has this great cave you can go into with all kinds of cool formations.... |
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