{"id":668,"date":"2017-08-03T00:54:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T07:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/?p=668"},"modified":"2017-11-15T21:39:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T05:39:41","slug":"secluded-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/secluded-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Secluded Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/waterz\/lakes\/4x4red.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra Nevada lakes\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Often called fly fishing lakes, or backpacking lakes, these are usually located in the mountainous parts of California. Remote lakes that are &#8216;hard to reach&#8217; come in 2 varieties:<\/p>\n<h3>hike-in lakes<\/h3>\n<p>Backpacking Lakes, found in the Sierra Nevada Wilderness or Northern California Wilderness Areas.<\/p>\n<p>Some of our absolute favorites include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/2144504922\">Fern Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/1327108393\">Flower Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/1327996804\">Gilbert Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/2144504898\">Lake Genevieve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/1328085888\">Lakes Basin Lakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/lakes\/walker-lake\/\">Walker Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>drive to lakes<\/h3>\n<p>These are often many miles down a dirt road or narrow paved route (neither which is recommended with a big trailer or large motorhome). Matter of fact, some of these lake destinations require 4 wheel drive to access them. You will need a good vehicle, maps, possibly more than one. You will need time to enjoy these. They require a fair amount of work to get to, but the rewards are immense.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/blue-lakes-california\/\">BLUE LAKES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/2186591915\/\">COYOTE LAKE (Eastern Sierra)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/lakes\/coyoteW.html\">COYOTE LAKE (Western Sierra)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/2390842891\">LAUREL LAKES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/1528344073\">LEAVITT LAKE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/lakes\/mammoth-pool-reservoir\/\">MAMMOTH POOL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/lakes\/red.html\">RED LAKE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/lakes\/smith.html\">SMITH LAKE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often called fly fishing lakes, or backpacking lakes, these are usually located in the mountainous parts of California. Remote lakes that are &#8216;hard to reach&#8217; come in 2 varieties: hike-in lakes Backpacking Lakes, found in the Sierra Nevada Wilderness or Northern California Wilderness Areas. Some of our absolute favorites include: Fern Lake Flower Lake Gilbert &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/secluded-lake\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Secluded Lake<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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":[3,30],"tags":[1183,71,3026,631,257,3034,505,242,238,915,451,4066,695,2494,1044,182,232],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campsites","category-lakes","tag-best","tag-california","tag-creeks","tag-fish","tag-fishing-2","tag-hidden","tag-hike-in","tag-lakes-2","tag-mountains","tag-picnic-2","tag-secluded","tag-secret","tag-snow","tag-snowmelt","tag-swimming","tag-trailheads","tag-trails"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Secluded Lake - 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\/campsites\/secluded-lake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Secluded Lake - Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Often called fly fishing lakes, or backpacking lakes, these are usually located in the mountainous parts of California. 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