Three Lakes
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.6 mi
Distance
470 ft
Gain
20 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
3 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
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Three Lakes
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 470 ft
- Elevation loss
- 470 ft
- Highest point
- 6,170 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,079 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Three Lakes is a 1.22-mile out-and-back trail in California with 470 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,170 feet.
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