California · Hiking · John Muir Wilderness · Near Bishop

Donkey Lakes

Donkey LakesPhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.9 mi
round trip
234 ft
climb
10,666 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Donkey Lakes is an easy, 1.9-mile out-and-back hike in the John Muir Wilderness, part of the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is rated easy with a one-way climb of about 234 feet, from a low point of roughly 10,418 feet to a high of about 10,666 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows horses, and it is not an accessible route. Bikes are not permitted. The Sabrina Basin Trail and Baboon Lake both start about 0.1 mile away. For an overnight stay, Sabrina Campground is about 2.6 miles off, and North Lake Campground is about 3 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Sabrina Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 2.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    The Waterfront Café

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center

    Museum

    In town

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