Acknowledgments

Sierra South Locator Map

Going High to Get High

Trip Cross-Reference Table

Introduction

• Updates for the Eighth Edition


• Care and Enjoyment of the Mountains


• Safety and Well Being


• The Bear Problem


• Wilderness and Campfire Permits


• Maps and Profiles


• How to Use This Book

WEST SIDE

State Highway 41 Trips

• Fernandez Trailhead


• Granite Creek Campground Trailhead

State Highway 168 West Side Trips

• Wishon Reservoir-Woodchuck Trailhead


• Courtright Reservoir-Maxson Trailhead


• Courtright Reservoir-Cliff Lake Trailhead

Kaiser Pass Road Trips

• Potter Pass Trailhead


• Deer Creek Trailhead


• Florence Lake Trailhead


• Bear Dam Junction


• Lake Edison Trailhead

State Highway 180 Trips

• Lewis Creek Trailhead


• Roads End-Copper Creek Trailhead


• Roads End-Cedar Grove Roadend Trailhead

Generals Highway Trips

• Big Meadows Trailhead


• Lodgepole Campground Trailhead


• Wolverton Corral Trailhead


• Crescent Meadow Trailhead

State Highway 198 Trips

• Sawtooth-Monarch Trailhead


• Cold Spring Trailhead

State Highway 190 Trip

• Summit National Recreation Trailhead

EAST SIDE

Horse Meadow Road Trip

• Gibbs Lake Trailhead

State Highway 158 Trip

• Rush Creek Trailhead

State Highway 203 Trips

• Agnew Meadows Trailhead


• Devils Postpile Trailhead


• Fish Creek Trailhead


• Duck Pass Trailhead


• Crystal Lake Trailhead

McGee Creek Road Trips

• McGee Creek Roadend Trailhead

Rock Creek Road Trips

• Hilton Lakes Trailhead


• Mosquito Flat Trailhead


• Pine Creek Pack Station Trailhead

State Highway 168 East Side Trips

• North Lake Trailhead


• Sabrina Basin Trailhead


• South Lake Trailhead

Glacier Lodge Road Trips

• Big Pine Creek Trailhead

Sawmill Creek Road Trips

• Sawmill Pass Trailhead

Onion Valley Road Trips

• Kearsarge Pass Trailhead

Whitney Portal Road Trip

• Mt. Whitney Trailhead

Horseshoe Meadow Road Trips

• Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead


• Cottonwood Pass Trailhead

Kennedy Meadows Road Trip

• Blackrock Trailhead

Index

Map Index

About the Authors

Since childhood, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada and continues the tradition with her husband, Douglas Bock, and daughters, Eleanor and Sophia. As she obtained a PhD in Sierran alpine plant ecology from the University of California, Berkeley, her love of the mountain range morphed into a profession. But writing guidebooks has become her way to share her love and knowledge of the Sierra Nevada with others. Lizzy continues to obsessively explore every bit of the Sierra, spending summers hiking on- and off-trail throughout the range, but she currently lives in Sydney, Australia, during the "off-season." Other Wilderness Press titles she has authored include John Muir Trail, One Best Hike: Mount Whitney, One Best Hike: Grand Canyon, 50 Best Short Hikes: Yosemite, and Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail, the latter a perfect companion book for all naturalists.
Mike White was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He learned to hike, backpack, and climb in the Cascade Mountains, and he honed his outdoor skills further while obtaining a bachelor's degree from Seattle Pacific University. After college, Mike and his wife, Robin, relocated to the Nevada desert, where he was drawn to the majesty of the High Sierra. In the early 1990s, Mike began writing about the outdoors, expanding the third edition of Luther Linkhart's The Trinity Alps for Wilderness Press. His first solo project was Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park. Many more titles for Wilderness followed, including the Snowshoe Trails series; books about Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Lassen National Parks; Backpacking Nevada; Top Trails: Northern California's Redwood Coast; Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada; Best Backpacking Trips in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico; 50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes Around Reno; and Afoot & Afield: Reno-Tahoe. Two of his books, Top Trails: Lake Tahoe and 50 Classic Hikes in Nevada, have won national awards. Mike has also contributed to the Wilderness Press classics Sierra South and Sierra North, as well as Backpacking California. In addition to his books, Mike has written for Sunset, Backpacker, and the Reno Gazette-Journal. A community college instructor, Mike is a featured speaker for outdoors groups. He and Robin live in Reno; his two sons, David and Stephen, live in the area as well.