{"id":12198,"date":"2017-11-18T17:29:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T01:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/?p=12198"},"modified":"2017-11-20T22:41:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T06:41:57","slug":"6s05-inyo-nf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/","title":{"rendered":"6S05 – Inyo NF"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"6S05bridge\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Paved, one-lane extension of #4S12, Rock Creek Road<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nUp above Rock Creek Lake, East Sierra Nevada, California<\/p>\n

High elevation 10,272′ at roads end and parking lot<\/p>\n

Little Lakes Valley Trailhead
\nMono Pass
\nMorgan Pass
\nJohn Muir Trail (JMT)
\nPacific Crest Trail (PCT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mosquito Flat Picnic Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

Restrooms, paved parking lot, nature trails, fishing creeks, horseback, wilderness trails.<\/p>\n

\"hikes\" \"NFS\" \"camp\" \"horse<\/p>\n

Mosquito Flat Walk-In Campground<\/strong> is intended for backpackers departing overnight into the backcountry the following day. Single night stay ONLY. Please camp down canyon if you plan to stay for more than one night. Bear lockers are provided at campgrounds for proper storage of food items, so use them!<\/p>\n

No campfires are allowed outside of developed campgrounds. Day use does not require a permit. Wilderness permits are required for overnight trips into the John Muir Wilderness. Bear containers are required for backpackers. Permits for these trails are issued at Inyo National Forest ranger station in Mammoth, or the Eastern Sierra Visitors Center (ESIA) near Olancha.<\/p>\n

\"littlelakesvalley\"<\/a><\/p>\n

John Muir Wilderness<\/a> (JMT) trails, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), epic scenery, alpine lakes, high elevation. Eastern Sierra<\/p>\n

Rock Creek NFS Hiking Trailheads (download PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

Rock Creek Pack Station<\/a> provides wilderness pack trips on horseback, and day rides too.<\/p>\n

Road and canyon is CLOSED for winter snow approx. NOV-MAY<\/p>\n

\"snowlane\"<\/p>\n

Peaks and passes surrounding Rock Creek Canyon, in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Mountain 11,472′ (elevation)
\nMount Morgan 13,748′
\nMorgan Pass
\nMt Huntington 12,405′
\nMono Rock 11,554′
\nMono Pass
\nMt Starr 12,835′
\nMt Mills 13,451′
\nMt Abbott 13,704′
\nRound Valley Peak 11,943′<\/p>\n

Hike or horseback ride to these alpine lakes from Rock Creek Rd trailheads –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Davis Lake
\nHilton Creek Lakes
\nPatricia Lake
\nGolden Lake
\nPioneer Basin Lakes
\nTrail Lakes
\nSummit Lake
\nRuby Lake
\nMills Lake
\nGem Lakes
\nTreasure Lakes
\nDade Lake
\nUpper Morgan Lake
\nLower Morgan Lake
\nChickenfoot Lake
\nLittle Lakes
\nBox Lake
\nHeart Lake
\nMarsh Lake
\nSerene Lake
\nEastern Brook Lakes
\nTamarack Lake
\nBuck Lake
\nFrancis Lake
\nDorothy Lake
\nKenneth Lake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paved, one-lane extension of #4S12, Rock Creek Road. Up above Rock Creek Lake, East Sierra Nevada, California High elevation 10,272′ at roads end and parking lot Little Lakes Valley Trailhead Mono Pass Morgan Pass John Muir Trail (JMT) Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Mosquito Flat Picnic Area Restrooms, paved parking lot, nature trails, fishing creeks, horseback, … Continue reading 6S05 – Inyo NF<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19,24,179,208,25,5],"tags":[4067,3027,71,436,425,261,267,350,3335,168,242,269,4077,262,1048,812,3127,4052,695,407,2684,182,232,272],"class_list":["post-12198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backroads","category-backpacking","category-equestrian","category-fishing","category-hikes-hikes","category-hikes","tag-6s05","tag-backpacking","tag-california","tag-camps","tag-eastern-sierra","tag-granite","tag-hiking","tag-inyo","tag-jmt","tag-john-muir-wilderness","tag-lakes-2","tag-maps","tag-mosquito-flat","tag-national-forest","tag-nfs","tag-pct","tag-pdf","tag-rock-creek","tag-snow","tag-summer","tag-trail-maps","tag-trailheads","tag-trails","tag-wilderness-areas"],"yoast_head":"\n6S05 - Inyo NF - Total Escape Outside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"6S05 - Inyo NF - Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paved, one-lane extension of #4S12, Rock Creek Road. Up above Rock Creek Lake, East Sierra Nevada, California High elevation 10,272′ at roads end and parking lot Little Lakes Valley Trailhead Mono Pass Morgan Pass John Muir Trail (JMT) Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Mosquito Flat Picnic Area Restrooms, paved parking lot, nature trails, fishing creeks, horseback, … Continue reading 6S05 – Inyo NF →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-11-19T01:29:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-11-21T06:41:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6S05bridge-300x171.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"DanaMite\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"DanaMite\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"DanaMite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c39225b2ada0dffdcf6df003c5258f4e\"},\"headline\":\"6S05 – Inyo NF\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-19T01:29:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-11-21T06:41:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":320,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/6S05bridge-300x171.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"#6S05\",\"Backpacking\",\"California\",\"camps\",\"Eastern Sierra\",\"granite\",\"hiking\",\"inyo\",\"JMT\",\"John Muir Wilderness\",\"lakes\",\"maps\",\"Mosquito Flat\",\"National Forest\",\"NFS\",\"PCT\",\"PDF\",\"rock creek\",\"snow\",\"summer\",\"trail maps\",\"Trailheads\",\"trails\",\"Wilderness Areas\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Back Roads\",\"Backpacking\",\"Equestrian\",\"Fishing\",\"Hiking\",\"Trailheads\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/\",\"name\":\"6S05 - Inyo NF - Total Escape Outside\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/6S05bridge-300x171.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-19T01:29:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-11-21T06:41:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/6S05bridge.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/6S05bridge.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":457,\"caption\":\"6S05bridge\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/hikes\\\/6s05-inyo-nf\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"6S05 – Inyo NF\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/\",\"name\":\"Total Escape Outside\",\"description\":\"California, off the beaten path\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Total Escape\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/te_scene1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/te_scene1.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":101,\"caption\":\"Total Escape\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c39225b2ada0dffdcf6df003c5258f4e\",\"name\":\"DanaMite\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bc306264ede6b145d25c6084e50b7965bc51197bc14e9827bceccdde26ecc50e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bc306264ede6b145d25c6084e50b7965bc51197bc14e9827bceccdde26ecc50e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bc306264ede6b145d25c6084e50b7965bc51197bc14e9827bceccdde26ecc50e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"DanaMite\"},\"description\":\"Gen-X Camp diva DanaMite, founder of Total Escape. California, off the Beaten Path [est. 1996]\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.totalescape.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/totalescape.com\\\/outside\\\/author\\\/danamite\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"6S05 - Inyo NF - Total Escape Outside","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"6S05 - Inyo NF - Total Escape Outside","og_description":"Paved, one-lane extension of #4S12, Rock Creek Road. Up above Rock Creek Lake, East Sierra Nevada, California High elevation 10,272′ at roads end and parking lot Little Lakes Valley Trailhead Mono Pass Morgan Pass John Muir Trail (JMT) Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Mosquito Flat Picnic Area Restrooms, paved parking lot, nature trails, fishing creeks, horseback, … Continue reading 6S05 – Inyo NF →","og_url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/","og_site_name":"Total Escape Outside","article_published_time":"2017-11-19T01:29:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-11-21T06:41:57+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6S05bridge-300x171.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"DanaMite","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"DanaMite","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/"},"author":{"name":"DanaMite","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#\/schema\/person\/c39225b2ada0dffdcf6df003c5258f4e"},"headline":"6S05 – Inyo NF","datePublished":"2017-11-19T01:29:08+00:00","dateModified":"2017-11-21T06:41:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/"},"wordCount":320,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6S05bridge-300x171.jpg","keywords":["#6S05","Backpacking","California","camps","Eastern Sierra","granite","hiking","inyo","JMT","John Muir Wilderness","lakes","maps","Mosquito Flat","National Forest","NFS","PCT","PDF","rock creek","snow","summer","trail maps","Trailheads","trails","Wilderness Areas"],"articleSection":["Back Roads","Backpacking","Equestrian","Fishing","Hiking","Trailheads"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/","url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/","name":"6S05 - Inyo NF - Total Escape Outside","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6S05bridge-300x171.jpg","datePublished":"2017-11-19T01:29:08+00:00","dateModified":"2017-11-21T06:41:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6S05bridge.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6S05bridge.jpg","width":800,"height":457,"caption":"6S05bridge"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/6s05-inyo-nf\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"6S05 – Inyo NF"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#website","url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/","name":"Total Escape Outside","description":"California, off the beaten path","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#organization","name":"Total Escape","url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/te_scene1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/te_scene1.jpg","width":200,"height":101,"caption":"Total Escape"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/#\/schema\/person\/c39225b2ada0dffdcf6df003c5258f4e","name":"DanaMite","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc306264ede6b145d25c6084e50b7965bc51197bc14e9827bceccdde26ecc50e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc306264ede6b145d25c6084e50b7965bc51197bc14e9827bceccdde26ecc50e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc306264ede6b145d25c6084e50b7965bc51197bc14e9827bceccdde26ecc50e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"DanaMite"},"description":"Gen-X Camp diva DanaMite, founder of Total Escape. California, off the Beaten Path [est. 1996]","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.totalescape.com"],"url":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/author\/danamite\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12198\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}