Glen Alpine Springs Trailhead
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The Glen Alpine Springs Trailhead or Glen Alpine Trailhead is located off Highway 89 a few miles north of South Lake Tahoe, CA at Fallen Leaf Lake
just to the west of Lake Tahoe
. The road to the trailhead is not plowed in winter.
Some of the destinations most accessed by the trailhead are Susie Lake(3mi) and Grass Lake (California)(2mi) as well as the rest of the Desolation Wilderness
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GPS Coords: 38°52'37.63"N; 120° 4'49.47"W (estimated)
38.87711°N 120.08042°W
Fallen Leaf Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake, once called Dead Lake, is a lake in Camas, Washington. Once home to Dead Lake Cemetery, it and the area surrounding are now fenced off to the public. This property had been owned by the local Camas paper mill for decades. Currently, the mill is owned by the Georgia-Pacific...
just to the west of Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
. The road to the trailhead is not plowed in winter.
Some of the destinations most accessed by the trailhead are Susie Lake(3mi) and Grass Lake (California)(2mi) as well as the rest of the Desolation Wilderness
Desolation Wilderness
The Desolation Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just southwest of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a popular backpacking destination, with much barren rocky terrain at the edge of the...
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GPS Coords: 38°52'37.63"N; 120° 4'49.47"W (estimated)
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38.87711°N 120.08042°W