Sunday, September 9, 2018

Long Lake - Plumas County, California


Visited on 8/30/2018, Jeff and I loaded up the truck camper and the kayak on the Jeep and headed up to Lake Basin Recreation Area to hike and visit several of the Lakes Basin area natural subalpine lakes.  We, of course had our water-loving chocolate Labradors, Summer and Skye with us for a wonderful weekend of camping, hiking and kayaking for my birthday.  We decided to take the 2.3 mile Bear Lake to Long Lake trail hike.  We visited Big Bear Lake, Little Bear Lake and Cub Lake.  The last and largest lake on this trail was Long Lake.  This lake is one of the larger lakes in the region at 291 acres, and is a glacial lake located in this gorgeous Lakes Basin Recreation Area. Long Lake is at an elevation of 6,680 feet above sea level in the Plumas National Forest.  There are over 20 small glacial formed subalpine lakes in this area of the Sierra Mountains.    We found a fantastic little campground with very inexpensive camp sites at only $10 per night at Goose Lake, right up against the water.  Camp spot #5 was our favorite with a fantastic view of the lake and easy access for us to kayak on the calm morning waters.  We will definitely be back in this area in the future for wonderful camping adventures.



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