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This is a great one day destination in the fall. We stayed overnight and we belive we were the only people to stay the night here. The hike is difficult but short. You will be sharing the trail with off road vehicles. All the riders we encountered were courteous. The views are great. And if I would have brought my fly pole I belive the fishing would have been good.
This hike was nice. However the last half of the hike is all off road vehicle trails. Very unfortunate. Things become a complete dust storm. Picked up our toddler so he wasn't forced to breath in the dust. Hard for our dogs and they end up coughing and congested from all the dust. Due to the off road vehicle trails this area is highly trafficked. Very beautiful lake just can't get past the terrible trails being torn up completely by motor vehicles.
Fun moderate hiking trail to go on. Takes you right up to the lake and has great views of the surrounding mountains. If you are lucky the local wildlife might make an appearance.
I really enjoyed the hike. It was hard to find the trail head.To get to the trail head you are driving on dirt roads. Your car will get dirty. Follow the signs for Zip McCall, it has a yellow background. Once you have passed the parking area for Zip McCall stay to the right. You will run into a recreation and sheep sign. I will post the picture of the sign I am talking about. Turn right and go down a little further. The trail head will be on the left-hand side. You will start and immediately cross a creek, there are several logs to walk on or stones. You should be able to follow the pathway after that. It took us a little more than an hour to walk to the lake. You are welcome, you will not get lost like we did. When you are driving back up the hill, stay left. You will thank me later. Your car will not get scratched.
Nice hike if you aren't afraid of climbing uphill a bit. The lake is beautiful! It's even better if you walk around to the other side of the lake and enjoy the scenery from all the way around.
