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Dispersed camping is allowed at this site for 14 days within any period of 30 consecutive days. The 30-day period begins when a camper initially occupies a specific location on public lands.
Visiting for the first time as a 12 year old my eyes were opened to something more, 6 years later I visited again after regularly hiking ever since and I still haven't found a more beautiful place anywhere on Earth. The view of the lake up close, from the ridge, and the view from the ridge overlooking the valley below is amazing. It's about a 20 mile hike round trip, 4 miles to Pete Lake (pretty flat with a need for bug spray) and 6 relatively easy uphill miles with an early river crossing to Spectacle Lake. Plenty of good views on the way up.
This place punches way above the 10 miles we put in hiking to it, and is easily the most beautiful and tranquil place we've ever camped.
Don’t know if this is normally the case, but the whole trail up was covered in mosquitos. No amount of spray or repellent would keep them away and it made the trek up not enjoyable. Highly recommend netting because nothing else seemed to work. The river crossing was a nice place to cool of and restock on water and have a quick lunch because for some reason the mosquitos were not that hungry there. The view at the top was worth it and the camping spots were abundant. There were maybe 10 other groups camping there and we were still able to find a spot before more people showed up.
