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Emigrant Wilderness
Hike In
Tuolumne
Arrival Type: Hike In
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Description: This backpacking trip has been a two night, three day trip that is a 4+ mile hike from the Crabtree trailhead to Bear Lake. Typically the troop camps overnight at the Crabtree trailhead (partly to aclimate to the altitude) and then hikes to Bear Lake the following day.
This is dispersed camping. We'll camp at the crabtree trailhead when we arrive to aclimate to the elevation change on Friday night and then hike out to Bear Lake on Saturday. We only need to obtain a wilderness permit from Stanislaus Ranger station and is free.
This trip is limited to groups of 15 people and requires a fire permit and a camp permit from the forest service. There is no cost. There are pit toilets at the Crabtree trailhead but no water, additionally bear containers must be brought. There are no toilets at Bear Lake and water must be filtered.