Campsite suggestions near Avalanche Pass/Sphinx Creek
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:59 pm
I'm planning a backpacking trip with some friends who are somewhat to much less experienced than me, and I am looking for a campsite to break up what could be a difficult day for them.
We starting at either the Rowell Meadow or Marvin Pass trailheads, hiking through several meadows to the Roaring River Ranger Station, over Avalanche Pass, and finishing at Roads End in Kings Canyon. We are planning on taking two days to hike from Roaring River over Avalanche Pass to Roads End, and we need a place to camp to break that portion up.
The place where the trail crosses Sphinx Creek on the north side of Avalanche Pass seems like it's a good option, at 8.25 miles from Roaring River with 2,500 feet of elevation gain. Does anybody have another suggestion for a campsite with water somewhere along that stretch, maybe closer to Avalanche Pass? It would be nice to have a back up plan if the least experienced people in the group can't make it to the Sphinx Creek crossing in one day.
We starting at either the Rowell Meadow or Marvin Pass trailheads, hiking through several meadows to the Roaring River Ranger Station, over Avalanche Pass, and finishing at Roads End in Kings Canyon. We are planning on taking two days to hike from Roaring River over Avalanche Pass to Roads End, and we need a place to camp to break that portion up.
The place where the trail crosses Sphinx Creek on the north side of Avalanche Pass seems like it's a good option, at 8.25 miles from Roaring River with 2,500 feet of elevation gain. Does anybody have another suggestion for a campsite with water somewhere along that stretch, maybe closer to Avalanche Pass? It would be nice to have a back up plan if the least experienced people in the group can't make it to the Sphinx Creek crossing in one day.