Eagle Lake South Shore

California

California

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4.5 mi

Distance

926 ft

Gain

1h 44m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Lassen National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Out & back

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Eagle Lake South Shore

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.5 mi
Elevation gain
926 ft
Elevation loss
926 ft
Highest point
5,181 ft
Lowest point
5,106 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Eagle Lake South Shore is an out-and-back trail in California that is 8.98 miles and gains 926 feet of elevation. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,148 ft
High point
5,181 ft
Total climbing
926 ft
Total descent
926 ft
Steepest stretch
4% grade around mile 4 on the way out
Length (round trip)
9 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Susanville 2sw, CA weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan43° high22° low
  2. Feb48° high26° low
  3. Mar54° high30° low
  4. Apr61° high34° low
  5. May69° high40° low
  6. Jun79° high47° low
  7. Jul88° high53° low
  8. Aug87° high52° low
  9. Sep80° high45° low
  10. Oct67° high36° low
  11. Nov52° high28° low
  12. Dec43° high22° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Lassen National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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