Tag Archives: Long Meadow Trail

Road Closures for 2022 – SQF

The Sequoia National Forest just released a news update regarding closures and openings of several recreation areas. As for the Golden Trout Wilderness, the west side will have a road closure due to hazards from past wildfires. The North Road … Continue reading

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Sequoia NF Closes Trails within Golden Trout Wilderness

On February 16, 2021, a Forest Order went into effect closing many of the roads and trails within the Castle Fire (part of the SQF Complex). This order carries out through the end of December, 2021. As seen in the … Continue reading

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Trail Reports: Opposite Sides of the GTW

Two different trail reports came in today. One was from Brook regarding heading to Summit Lake while the other was on the opposite side of the wilderness. The opposite side being Horseshoe Meadow and Mulkey Meadow area. Let’s start off … Continue reading

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Mountain Home Opens on 5/10

Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest announced they will be opening up on May 10, 2018. Great news for all those wanting to get to the Long Meadow TH on the western most portion of the Golden Trout Wilderness. The Long … Continue reading

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Forest Closure Order Modified = Access to the GTW is back!

An updated Forest Order now allows for access to the western side of the Golden Trout Wilderness. Users can now access trails like the Summit, Long Meadow, Clicks Creek, and Lewis Camp trailheads. Check out the Forest Order for more … Continue reading

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Trip Report: Summit Lake

Over the weekend Scott Williams decided to take a hike up to Summit Lake located just inside the National Park boundary. It is a popular 7.6 mile one way trek up to the lake and an alternative route for accessing … Continue reading

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Redwood Crossing: Water Levels

Marsha sent in a photo of Redwood Crossing along the Long Meadow Trail (SQF). This is approximately 2.2 miles from Shake Camp and is 1 of the 3 times users will need to cross in order to get up to … Continue reading

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Summer Volunteer Opportunities

The High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew has a few opportunities this summer for volunteer trail work in the Golden Trout Wilderness. They don’t cost you, the volunteer, anything but time. Please consider joining in on a trip or two this … Continue reading

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More Road Closures

Bear Creek and Balch Park roads provide access to Mountain Home State Forest and Balch Park. More importantly these roads are the main access points to the western most portion of the Golden Trout Wilderness. Typical trail accessed by these roads are … Continue reading

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Volunteer Opportunity – Long Meadow Trail on SQF

Wanting to give back and help preserve trails for generations to come? Consider checking out the High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew. Starting the last day in May and going 1 week, volunteers have the opportunity to maintain the western most … Continue reading

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