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    Beautiful Mountain View!
    Susan J.

    It was BBQ Saturday with delicious ribs and freshly made potato salad. The plate was 4 bigs BabyBack ribs and a mounds of delicious salad! Those ribs were perfect: sweet, crispy bark, fall-off-the bone meat...so tender and delicious all for $15! We came up here to check out the fishing, without success...... But it is a beautiful destination!

    Campsite #[1

    I stayed here a couple weeks ago with my four year old and dog. Such a great experience. The camp host was super nice and welcoming. You could tell the campground was still in the process of recovering from the crazy winter, but the campsites were cleared and everything you needed was easily accessible. I can't wait to go back!

    Icy cold snow water
    Angela F.

    Cabin 15, November 2021 The positives: Quiet, isolated escape. OLD cabin charm. Hot/cold running water, flush toilet, shower, electricity, heat, great stove & fridge, well stocked kitchen, comfortable bed, amazing stars at night, and great trail nearby. No mice, only 1 medium and 2 tiny spiders. No dust. Negatives: 1 medium and 2 tiny spiders We couldn't access wifi, no cell service. The sinks, shower, floors, and furniture are a bit grungy. The front of the toilet is about 4 inches from the wall. If you can't deal with grunge, need your curling iron/hairdryer/internet, or are unable to climb a few stairs/navigate uneven terrain, don't stay here. If you're ok "roughing it" and want an escape to nature with quiet and solitude, but you don't want to tent camp, this is a good alternative. For the price, I'd personally stay at a hotel next time, but really appreciate the cute old cabins and the personal touches/efforts that the owners have put into them. It's a unique diamond in the rough. :)

    The utility "shed" right next to site 7 with what seemed like a permanent resident on what I think is the group site.
    Brianna T.

    This is going to be long, so here's the short version. If you have a really small travel trailer or motorhome, your rig will barely fit on the sites. If you're hiking & backpacking & don't plan to be at the campsite, this location is great as it's right by the trailhead. If you're looking for a beautifully maintained campsite that you can sit & relax at with family & friends, skip this place & go 1/4 mile down the road to Big Pine Creek Campground or Sage Flats. We traveled here in 2 groups, we tent camped & my parents had their 30 foot fifth wheel. We booked the sites in January & due to a system issue, I was unable to pay for the sites, but the owner, Teresa, who was a gem in communication via text, manually booked our sites & told us to just pay when we arrived for our trip. My dad, a truck driver, called, texted & asked multiple times for pictures of the site #7 to confirm that he would be able to get his RV into the site. Despite the site being at the top of the hill, he was assured it would fit & he could get the rig up there. Upon arrival, he found out that the hill was MUCH steeper than pictures showed & the spot was so small & it was such a tight spot, his rig would not fit (even though they said it would). Darrin, allowed my parents to move to site #1 at the bottom of the hill & told him that my husband & I could set up our tent on their RV site so we could be together, but that we would still have to pay for the site we originally booked. Next day comes around, we arrive around 10 am & I head over to the office to talk with Teresa or Darrin to see if it's possible to move to a closer site to my parents so we could still have our own space & not pay for a site & not use it. I was greeted by Andrew, who became increasingly less & less polite & more & more dismissive & disrespectful. He assured me the sites were all fully book for our entire stay. (This turned out to be incorrect since we were 1 of 4 campers the entire time). Over the course of the next few hours, I walked by to the office to speak to the owners who were not there & "would come in at some point". I finally stopped trying & asked Andrew to send one of them over to my parents site to speak with us to figure things out. Newsflash, they never showed. They never tried to work with us & they never tried to get payment from us. We set up our tent on my parents site (barely fit on the rocks & hill). So, that's good for us. We saved a couple hundred dollars. Prior to arriving, my parents were promised certain hookups for their trailer. They ended up having water (which was a solid brown/red color) & minimal electric- enough to run lights. When their poop tanks were full, they were instructed to dump them in the outhouses & the grey water tanks "wherever". Now, onto the campsites. There are 10 listed on the websites; however, there are an additional half sites that are no larger than parking spaces. The sites are advertised as level, they are not. The RV sites are barely wide enough to fit your rig & climb out of it. The tent sites are just as or more narrow. The hill it is located on is steep, loose rocks/gravel & sand. Per Andrew, 4x4 is required to get an RV to the sites at the top of the hill. (Would've been nice to know 5 months ago when we booked the sites). There is a trout pond that had no trout (we were prepared for that as it's listed on the website; however, a camper said they were told it would be stocked while we were there, it didn't happen). It has 2 outhouses that according to my husband, are nicer than construction site outhouses & 1 flush toilet that was unusable for 24 hours after someone had explosive diarrhea all over it & it was left uncleaned. The shower is out of order & it looks like it has been for a long time. There's very minimal trees meaning barely any shade. They advertise BBQs every Saturday night. It smelled great, but what wasn't great, was the amount of trash thrown around the place the next morning. It makes sense why they have a bear frequent the area. All the food, trash & beer cans left out is a dream for any wildlife. Not having bear boxes at the sites probably doesn't help that issue, either. I understand things happen & things come up. But we were completely misled & lied to in the months prior to our trip. And what's even more shocking is that the owners not once tried to speak to my husband or I in regards to paying for our campsite. Again, that's great for us, just surprising that business owners would not collect payment. So again, if you just need to be close to the trailhead, Glacier Lodge is perfect. We will not be back, but we will definitely be back to stay at Big Pine Creek campground which is on the creek & in the trees with well maintained sites, level pads & beer boxes!

    Gildardo O.

    Great people awesome service, love the trails and how they keep the camp groups super clean and always serviced. Showers are essential and they have those as well. Thank you for being a great camping experience.

    Day hike from our cabin
    Dudly C.

    I've been coming up here since the mid-70s and it just keeps getting better every time. Make sure you bring some chairs and hang out at the general store, have some great bbq and listen to music on Saturday nights.

    The Store Sept. 2009

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    Glacier Pack Train - Fourth Lake, view of Mt. Alice

    Glacier Pack Train

    (2 reviews)

    On a recent hiking trip, we explored all the eastern approaches into the southern Sierra, and of…read morethese the Big Pine lakes region is the most beautiful (just google for photos), but also unfortunately the longest trail in. Plus for me and my wife (late 50's) it was coming after several long day hikes, so we hired Glacier Pack Train to make the day a little easier. For an extremely reasonable price they agreed to take us up to the third lake, allowing us to hike the rest of the way, exploring all the other lakes and then hiking down. We were so happy we did this, not only because it made the entire region accessible to us, but because the trail ride itself was so incredibly enjoyable on its own. Even though our experience on horses has been pretty limited, we felt like we were riding ourselves, not just being transported up. Truly a terrific day from start to finish.

    Gosh, I wish I could give 1,000 stars! I have been going to the upper lakes with the Stewart…read morefamily since I was a little girl, (which was a looooong time ago!) this is the experience of a lifetime. It's like being transported back in time, before cell phones and cars. Living the life of a cowboy! How incredible to have the experience! You can take a day ride of all of the lakes, (and they know the secret trails that aren't on maps), or you can have your camping equipment put on mules and they will fit you with a well trained horse and drop you off in an incredible campsite. They furnish the bear container, and they pick you up at the end of your trip! This is a great way for families with varying hiking abilities to get into the back country together and establish a base camp surrounded by incredible hiking options from an easy stroll to peak bagging. I feel like you haven't lived unless you ride up to the lakes at least once with Mert and Lizzie. They feel like family!

    Big Pine Creek Campground

    Big Pine Creek Campground

    (13 reviews)

    I come here every year, usually in June or mid-August to hike the Big Pine Lakes trail. This year,…read morethe only reservation I could get was for April. We stayed over the weekend and it was absolutely freezing!!! Driving up, you could already see the mountains covered in snow and I knew right away we were in trouble! It got down to 21 degrees! I had double gloves, double layers, double everything and I still couldn't feel my fingers!!! Lol. I was so glad I brought my snow cleats because they helped a lot since the trails were covered in snow! For safety reasons, we decided to only hike up to Lake 2. The usual beautiful turquoise blue lakes were nowhere to be found and instead replaced with a half frozen lake. It was still a cool sight to see and I'm grateful I got to experience it at least once in my life because I swear, I will never stay here again in April! No way! Hahhaha. I definitely would not recommend camping here that time of year unless you have an RV or are really prepared for winter conditions. We were a big group which made the experience a lot more fun. I love this campground and there's a reason it's so hard to book. It's truly beautiful up there. If you're lucky enough to snag a reservation, definitely check it out.

    You can't beat this campground for its proximity to the Big Pines Creek trail head. If there's one…read morebit of practical hiking advice I can offer, it's to camp here for at least two days before hitting the trail if you live at a low elevation. I was not acclimated and it made my hike unexpectedly grueling. It's an absolutely beautiful hike, and I wish I was less focused on simply breathing! The entirety of the campground is surprisingly fancy as campgrounds go. Lots of manicured public spaces. But the store always seemed closed which probably had something to do with the government shutdown happening at the time. Directional signage within the campground (to specific site numbers and to the trailhead) is pretty awful and I wasted a decent amount of time trying to find my site. I got up pretty early to hit the trail (just as the sun rose), and had to use AllTrails to point me to the trailhead. In early Oct, it can get pretty cold up there so setting up camp at 4:30pm wasn't ideal. Try to get there earlier bc it cools down really fast. My specific site (26) was really private and very nice. It looked just like the pictures on Recreation dot gov. It sits beside a bubbling little stream, yet mosquitoes were never an issue. It was also the most level and tidiest tent pad I've ever had the pleasure of sleeping on. There was a major drop-off between the car pull-in and the campsite, so I had to be extra vigilant about not breaking my neck during the frequent back and forth loading and unloading.

    Cottonwood Lakes

    Cottonwood Lakes

    (5 reviews)

    Not going to lie, this hike unexpectedly really beat me up. I intended to do the entire loop but…read morewas just so exhausted/overwhelmed when I woke up that I ended up turning back, although I took a different way back. I only made it to Lake 3 but to be fair, it started heavily pouring with intermittent thunder and lightning. The elevation gain destroyed me with my 20+ pound backpack, but I eventually made it to Lake 3 where I joined 2 other girls who basically adopted my clueless self. It is beautiful but perhaps would have been better without the cloudy skies. Overall, I would do this trip again but with more training!!

    The Cottonwood Lakes are a series of 5 lakes in the high Eastern Sierra Nevada at about 11,000'…read moreelevation where you can catch California golden trout. This is a great place to camp out if you are looking for a place to acclimate before doing a high altitude hike such as Whitney. For convenience, you can just camp out at the trailhead which is at 10,000'. It takes about an hour to get from the Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead to the Whitney Portal. I arrived here on July 3rd in the afternoon and spent one night and the following day fishing and hiking the area as a warmup to Whitney, which I was hiking on July 5th. Ultimately, I did not have any altitude sickness issues beyond a very mild headache which I could treat with ibuprofen. From the Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead, the Cottonwood Lakes are about 5.5 miles away, so 11 miles roundtrip. Cottonwood Lake #3 is the largest of the five, and I ended up catching all my trout here. However, I didn't spend much time, if any, at the other lakes due to time constraints. I caught 4 trout in about an hour and a half. It's a very beautiful area, with large open meadows and lots of wildlife. I saw a deer and a pair of coyote while hiking to the lakes. There are also hordes of mosquitos so be sure to bring powerful mosquito repellant. Cottonwood Lakes can also be the midpoint in a hike to Mt. Langley, but that's another review.

    Sabrina Basin Trail - About to eat lunch! Water was too cold to take a dip!

    Sabrina Basin Trail

    (7 reviews)

    Great place to visit for all family! We discovered this place by chance, but we fell in love with…read morethe natural beauty--clear water, drinkable air, and a pure, peaceful atmosphere!

    Everywhere online says that this trail is a 6 miler, but it is most definitely 7 to get Blue Lake…read more Just keep that in mind when you don't reach the lake at 3 miles. Also keep in mind that this is a backpacking trail where you can continue beyond Blue Lake and reach numerous other lakes such as Dingleberry Lake, Hungry Packer Lake, Moonlight Lake, etc. However, my group of friends opted for a day hike since we aren't experienced backpackers. Soon after beginning the hike you get to Sabrina Lake which is neat in and of itself, but was not our final destination. If you wanted it to be, it could, as there are plenty of people enjoying the basin on their boats. Fun fact, Sabrina is pronounced SUH-BRAH-EE-NUH, not SUH-BREE-NUH, as one local informed us haha. Anyway, this hike was unlike any other I've been on due to the terrain. I've never been to the Sierras and it's so cool that it's like a dessert, alpine hybrid. There are beautiful alpine flowers (pink, purple, and orange) along the entire hike, two mini falls/streams that you have to cross, and plenty of rocky switchbacks. I would not call this a very intense hike as there aren't any portions that involve climbing or jumping. The only challenge I can imagine is if you didn't bring snacks/lunch to enjoy once you reach the beautiful Lake Blue. Lake Blue is crisp looking and crisp FEELING. You will definitely get hypothermia if you stay in for longer than a couple minutes. My feet were almost instantly numb, and my two friends that dared to (quickly) dunk their bodies in were extremely thankful for the hot noon sun that warmed and dried them fairly quickly. Make sure to bring bug spray because in the areas where you cross streams, there are HUGE SWARMS OF MOSQUITOS. Also there are bears and long-horned goats apparently, so be prepared in all situations. Happy hiking!

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