Table of Contents
Hikes at a Glance 8
Overview Map 12
Introduction 13
Howto Use This Book 23
Legend for Hike Maps 24
Sierra Nevada
1 Granite Lake 29
2 Winnemucca Lake and Round Top 31
3 Emigrant Lake 33
4 Lake Margaret 36
5 Dardanelles and Round Lakes 37
6 Lake Aloha, Lake of the Woods, and Ropi Lake 39
7 Lake Sylvia and Lyons Lake 41
8 Twin, Island, and Smith Lakes 44
9 Tyler and Gertrude Lakes 46
10 Maud, Lois, and Zitella Lakes 48
11 Susie Lake, Heather Lake, and Lake Aloha 51
12 Mount Tallac 54
13 Dicks Lake, Gilmore Lake, Lake Aloha, and Middle Velma Lake 56
14 Eagle Lake and the Velma Lakes 60
15 Emerald Bay to Rubicon Point 62
16 Meeks Creek to Crag Lake and Rubicon Lake 65
17 Ellis Peak 67
18 Pointed Rocks and the North Fork American River 69
19 Loch Leven Lakes 71
20 Sand Ridge and the Five Lakes Basin 73
21 Crooked Lakes Trail to Penner Lake 75
22 Sierra Buttes 76
23 Mount Elwell 78
24 Smith Lake to Wades Lake 81
25 Feather Falls 83
26 Deer Creek 85
27 Mill Creek below Black Rock 86
Cascade Mountains
28 Caribou Wilderness 90
29 Mount Harkness 92
30 Brokeoff Mountain 93
31 Mill Creek Falls and Ridge Lakes 95
32 Bumpass Hell, Cold Boiling Lake, and Crumbaugh Lake 98
33 Lassen Peak 100
34 Terrace, Shadow, and Cliff Lakes, and Paradise Meadows 102
35 Kings Creek Falls and Sifford Lakes 104
36 Twin Lakes, Snag Lake, and Horseshoe Lake 105
37 Manzanita Creek 108
38 Cinder Cone and Snag Lake 110
39 Magee Peak and Thousand Lakes Wilderness 112
40 Burney Falls 114
41 Whitney Butte 116
42 Patterson Lake 119
43 Three Waterfalls of the McCloud River 121
44 Mount Shasta Summit 123
45 Panther Meadows, Gray Butte, and South Gate Meadows 126
46 Black Butte 129
Klamath Mountains
47 Burstarse Falls 132
48 Castle Dome and Root Creek Falls 134
49 Castle Lake to Heart Lake and Mount Bradley Ridge 136
50 Seven Lakes Basin 139
51 Deadfall Lakes and Mount Eddy 141
52 Duck Lakes 143
53 Paynes Lake, Upper Albert Lake, and Hogan Lake 146
54 Campbell, Cliff, and Summit Lakes 149
55 Marble Valley and the Sky High Lakes 152
56 Big Bear Lake 154
57 Caribou, Emerald, and Sapphire Lakes 156
58 Horseshoe and Ward Lakes 159
59 Granite Lake and Seven Up Gap 162
60 Four Lakes Loop 164
61 Canyon Creek Lakes and Boulder Creek Lakes 167
62 Mill Creek to Boulder Creek Falls 170
63 North Yolla Bolly Trails 172
North Coast and Wine Country
64 Stout Grove and Little Bald Hills 176
65 Coastal Trail to Hidden Beach and Yurok Loop 178
66 West Ridge and Prairie Creek Loop 181
67 James Irvine and Miners Ridge Loop 184
68 Ossagon Rocks, Friendship Ridge Trail, and Fern Canyon 185
69 Redwood Creek to Tall Trees Grove 188
70 Punta Gorda Lighthouse 190
71 Bull Creek Flats 192
72 Tan Oak Springs and Durphy Creek Loop 194
73 MacKerricher State Park 196
74 Ecological Staircase Nature Trail 198
75 Russian Gulch Falls 200
76 Fern Canyon Trail to Pygmy Forest 202
77 East Ridge and Pool Ridge Loop 203
78 Mount Saint Helena 206
79 Bald Mountain 208
San Francisco Bay Area
80 Tomales Point 213
81 Home Bay, Drakes Estero, and Sunset Beach 215
82 Bear Valley to Kelham Beach 217
83 Pelican Lake and Wildcat Beach 219
84 Bolinas Ridge 221
85 Mount Tamalpais: Pantoll Ranger Station to Stinson Beach 223
86 Mount Tamalpais: The Summit to Pantoll Ranger Station 226
87 Muir Woods 228
88 Tennessee Valley to Tennessee Beach 230
89 Lands End 232
90 Sweeney Ridge and Farallones Viewpoint 235
91 North Peak Montara Mountain 237
92 Purisima Creek and Harkins Ridge 239
93 Butano State Park Trails 242
94 Berry Creek Falls and Silver Falls 244
95 Skyline to the Sea Trail to Berry Creek Falls 247
96 Castle Rock and Goat Rock 248
97 Briones Regional Park Trails 250
98 Las Trampas Regional Wilderness: Rocky Ridge 252
99 Mount Diablo Grand Loop 254
100 Joseph D. Grant County Park: Antler Point 256
Recommended Resources 261
Acknowledgments 265
Index 266
