Destination Details for Trips from Red’s Meadow
Holcomb Lake
HOLCOMB LAKE
Departing from: Red’s Meadow
Distance: 9 miles, 3 hours
Sites to see along the way: Devils Postpile. Great vistas and spectacular scenery once you are at higher elevation.
What to do: Prime fishing. Other lakes within hiking distance are Ashley, Getrude, and Beck Lakes.
Notes: No fires (propane fire rings permitted)
Destination Details for Trips from Agnew Meadows
1000 Island Lake
1000 ISLAND LAKE
Departing from: Agnew
Distance: 9 miles, 3 hours
Sites to see along the way: The High Trail is one of the most scenic areas in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Shadow lake overlook
What to do: Day hikes to Emerald, Ruby, and Garnet lakes. Climb Banner peak. Hike to Island Pass. Rainbow trout fishing.
Notes: No fires (propane fire rings permitted)
Garnet Lake
GARNET LAKE
Departing from: Agnew
Distance: 11 miles, 4 hrs by horseback. 5 miles by foot (hiking)
Sites to see along the way: By horseback – High Trail, one of the most scenic areas in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. 1000 Island, Emerald, and Ruby Lake.
What to do: Great hiking. Fish Rainbow trout.
Notes: No fires (propane fire rings permitted)
