Trip

Backpack - Twin Sisters & Blankenship Lakes Loop

Easygoing midweek family backpacking trip. Registration priority for Backpacking with Kids 2023 and 2022 course participants until 7/1 and then registration available to any adult with a child with leader permission.

Tue, Jul 25, 2023 — Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Committee: Foothills Backpacking Committee
Activity Type: Family, Backpacking
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: *Varies*, Easy, Moderate
Leader Rating: Moderate
Mileage: 9.0 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft

Availability: 12 (11 capacity)
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Meeting place and time

Meet at the Deer Creek Horse Camp parking lot at 12:00pm, leaving parking lot at 12:15 (on Google maps it is the Copper City trail - https://goo.gl/maps/SNigqEBaFJmkF9bz8)

More details in an email one week prior to the trip.

Leader's notes

Registration priority for Backpacking with Kids 2023 and 2022 course participants until 7/1 and then registration available to any adult with a child with leader permission.

This will be a leisurely paced backpacking trip for families with children, with pacing and activities geared toward them.

Trip Plan:

Tuesday, 7/25 - Meet at Deer Creek Horse Camp Parking lot - hike 3.17mi, 1188ft gain to Twin Sisters Lakes

Camp at Twin Sisters Lakes

Wednesday, 7/26 - Hike from Twin Sisters Lakes to Blankenship Lakes - 3mi, 380ft gain

Camp at Blankenship Lakes

Thursday, 7/27 - Hike from Blankenship Lakes back to cars - 3mi, -1227ft loss

Map: https://caltopo.com/m/CJHBG

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns prior to the trip and I'll do my best to help out in any way I can! My email is erica.an.rickard@gmail.com

Route/Place

Tumac Mountain & Twin Sisters Lakes

Recommended Maps:
Green Trails Goat Rocks William O Douglas Wilderness No. 303S
Trails Illustrated Goat Rocks, Norse Peak & William O. Douglas Wilderness Areas
Green Trails White Pass No. 303
See full route/place details.