R03/R01 TR: Kearsarge-Forester-Milestone-Shepherd 6/30-7/6/2013

[jimmeans]

Thanks for the trip report. We're heading north through the upper Kern in 3 weeks. Do you recall any campsites at Lake 11280? Or are we better off stopping before or pressing on to LSA? Thanks!

Very close to the lakes it was pretty rocky. Not big boulders but small broken rock everywhere which makes good tent sites hard to find. Nearer to the trail location on the maps were quite a few spots to camp at the base to the climb to Lake South America. We found one site where there were a couple of old rusty cans and an old bottle that indicated there was probably a heavily used site in the past. I didn't get down around any of the outlets from the lakes. Bottom line is yes you could camp in this area. Around Lake South America it is pretty barren, so if you prefer a few trees around then the Lake 11280 area would be better.

[sekihiker]

I love that area and your TR is tempting a revisit.