Field trip: Backpacking with Kids
Family Backpack - Greenwater Lakes
This two night easy backpack to just above the Greenwater Lakes makes for a nice base camp for middle day trips to Lost or Echo Lakes or just fishing or swimming in the Greenwater Lakes. The weekday timing allows for some more solitude.
Contacts
- Sun, Aug 7, 2022 — Tue, Aug 9, 2022
- Foothills Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Families
- Easy, Moderate
- Easy
- Mileage: 5.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 650 ft
- High Point Elevation: 2,917 ft
- Pace: 1.5 mph
- 3 (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This is an easy approach to a nice campsite with a good pit toilet just above the small Greenwater Lakes. The site makes for an excellent base camp for a day hike to Lost Lake or Echo Lake (if there is a contingent of older kids up for a challenge). There is decent fishing at each lake, for those interested in bringing in a pole. (Lures and flies - not bait - are preferred for wilderness fishing.)
Let's meet at the trailhead at 10:00 AM to beat a little bit of the Sunday heat. Temperatures will be in the 80s, so dress with cool wicking clothes and a hat to protect from the sun. Supposedly the bugs are less aggressive, but I'm always prepared with spray and head nets.
Required Equipment
Be prepared with the gear discussed in the workshop, and plan to pack it in a manner that ensures happy younger children. The trip leader will bring supplies needed to prepare and cook any fish caught.