• John Muir Wilderness
• Ansel Adams
• Mammoth Lakes
• Yosemite
• ​Carson
  
• Mt Shasta
• Mt. Whitney

   backpacking gear list

• Hiking Boots / Socks
• Pants, shirts, underwear
  
• ​Waterproof Outer Shell
  
• Sun Glasses / Hat / Gloves​
• Water Filter / Water Bottles
• Back Pack / Rain Cover
• Tent, stakes, footprint
  
• ​Map / Compass / Gps
  
• ​Bug Juice / First Aid
  
• ​Toiletries / Emergency Kit​
• Food / Trail Snacks
  
• Hiking Poles / Gaiters
• Stoves, Fuel, Cooking Kit
  
• Eating utensils, mug, etc.
  
• Head lamp, camp light
• Sleeping Bag / Pad
  

Lake Catherine, Garnet Lake, Banner Peak, Ritter Mount, Shadow Lake, Iceberg lake, Cecile lake, Minaret Lake, Edzia Lake, Thousand Island Lake, Rosalie Lake, Gem Lake

yosemite Park

www.fs.usda.gov/yosemite

backpack yosemite back country

Backpacking in Yosemite offers a variety of scenic alpine trails that will have you backpacking in awe inspiring wonder to some of the most spectacular backpacking destinations in the California Sierra Nevada mountains. A bit further south the John Muir Trail takes backpackers on an epic hike from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney on a 210 mile backpacking trip of a lifetime that can be done all at once or in three 7 - 10 day sections. 

backpacking yosemite 2014

Backpacking in Yosemite national park

Backpack Yosemite 

Yosemite High Country

• 3 - 7 day trips

JMT to Devils Postpile

• 7 days

JMT to Whitney

• 23 day

Yosemite Hikes

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