Backpacking Kings Canyon Suggestions
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:55 pm
There is still the possibility of the 108 being closed due to the Rim Fire.
Ditto on this one. A wonderful area and you'll run into few people beyond Pear Lake.tim wrote:From the West, Pear Lake and the Tablelands is a good option for a shortish trip, and your midweek/late season trip will mean its easy to get an overnight permit. Its a fairly straightforward drive to Lodgepole (~5 hours, the same as Roads End) and with an early start you can get to Emerald or Pear Lake that afternoon.
Then you could go across to Moose Lake for the second night and camp in Table Meadows the third night (assuming a four day trip), or if you only have three days, just stay in the same place for the second night and do a day hike to the Tablelands.
Here's a trip report for a late season 2 day trip I did in 2011: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7169" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My wife and I did this (my second time) in late July. You can set up a base
camp up in the canyon beyond Pear Lake and dayhike the Tableland for a couple of days and then
hike out. Oh, beyond Pear Lk it's all x-country but easy.
Also, just below Mammoth, head up Convict Creek, set up a camp at Lake Dorothy, and explore all the lakes in that area with dayhikes.
