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California
South Fork Lakes
2.5 mi
Distance
2,421 ft
Gain
2h 50m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Klamath National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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South Fork Lakes
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,421 ft
- Elevation loss
- 790 ft
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About this trail
South Fork Lakes is a 2.46-mile trail in California managed by the Forest Service within the Carter Meadows Summit Trailhead system. The trail gains 2,421 feet of elevation.
Permits & access
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- Forest Service
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