Trip Report
Basic Snowshoe - Granite Lakes via Granite Creek
Winter arrived this week. Just not here.
David Judish
December 15, 2018
- Sat, Dec 15, 2018
- Basic Snowshoe - Granite Lakes via Granite Creek
- Granite Creek Trail
- Snowshoeing
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Immaculate new parking lot with toilets and beautifully constructed trail should make this a very popular destination close to town.
Our group of 7 caught a break in the weather, with some sunshine at times, on a winter hike to Granite Lakes. We wisely left snowshoes behind as this week's snows didn't accumulate at the 3100' lakes, and there was at most a few inches of snow starting about halfway up. Small creeks are all easily crossable, and the trail wasn't icy enough to need the spikes we brought. 5 hours including breaks at moderate pace. Should be a nice snowshoe option once the snow level gets lower.