Tamarack Lakes Trail

Route

Plan with 13 source-backed facts, 14 related records, and explicit uncertainty.

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Rules can change across jurisdictions. Each fact below belongs to the named place; a connected place is not automatically part of your itinerary. This is recorded evidence; recheck current rules and conditions before travel.

Selected place

Tamarack Lakes Trail

Pretrip current conditions recheck

Required
Yes
Topics
  • Rock Creek Road access
  • trail conditions
  • weather and early snow
  • fire restrictions
  • trailhead parking and facilities
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-rock-creek-corridor, scope-route-little-lakes-valley, scope-route-mono-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-morgan-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek, scope-route-hilton-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The Inyo National Forest alerts page is the current operational source for forest orders, fire restrictions, closures, and access notices affecting Rock Creek travel.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Source: USDA Forest Service. Retrieved: 2026-09-23.

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Route map

This overview is built from a reviewed, versioned source snapshot. It is planning evidence, not navigation-grade mapping.

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StartDestination5.19 miles one way

Download generated GeoJSON · 8 canonical segments · source geometry accuracy not reported

Plan a visit

Requirements and current conditions

Overnight wilderness permit required

Recorded for: Inyo National Forest Overnight Wilderness Permit

Applies to
overnight trips entering John Muir Wilderness from the Rock Creek routes
Required year round
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-little-lakes-valley, scope-route-mono-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-morgan-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek, scope-route-hilton-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The current Inyo wilderness permit page requires wilderness permits year round for overnight trips in John Muir Wilderness, releases 60 percent of quota six months ahead and 40 percent two weeks ahead at 7 a.m. Pacific, requires the signed permit to be carried, and cancels an unprinted permit at 10 a.m. on the entry date.

    Publisher
    Recreation.gov / Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: Recreation.gov / Inyo National Forest

Pretrip current conditions recheck

Recorded for: Rock Creek Canyon

Required
Yes
Topics
  • Rock Creek Road access
  • trail conditions
  • weather and early snow
  • fire restrictions
  • trailhead parking and facilities
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-rock-creek-corridor, scope-route-little-lakes-valley, scope-route-mono-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-morgan-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek, scope-route-hilton-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The Inyo National Forest alerts page is the current operational source for forest orders, fire restrictions, closures, and access notices affecting Rock Creek travel.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Routes and geography

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{26BA48D2-117F-4FCC-B9DA-98BD24C412AC}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
0.38544802
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.45084769082689
Longitude
-118.72986103239805
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{26BA48D2-117F-4FCC-B9DA-98BD24C412AC}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6135
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.45274314499062
Longitude
-118.73446831364089
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{BDB8831C-AD92-4D72-80AE-F0A9AE1B7687}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
0.6335221900000001
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.45191826686687
Longitude
-118.72025925012127
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{BDB8831C-AD92-4D72-80AE-F0A9AE1B7687}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6413
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.45084769082689
Longitude
-118.72986103239805
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{95ED0F46-F0F8-464D-B3CA-6374CD467036}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
0.020341780000000004
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.4519124189502
Longitude
-118.71989857720519
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{95ED0F46-F0F8-464D-B3CA-6374CD467036}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6413
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.45191826686687
Longitude
-118.72025925012127
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{DCEA0FB1-F44F-4571-BADF-B037444A21E3}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
0.01705854
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.451805572075386
Longitude
-118.71963597303892
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{DCEA0FB1-F44F-4571-BADF-B037444A21E3}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6788
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.4519124189502
Longitude
-118.71989857720519
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{AEDC2FF7-7813-462A-A89F-D2D74FE49BC4}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
0.7920838
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.442275951256875
Longitude
-118.71442135013035
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{AEDC2FF7-7813-462A-A89F-D2D74FE49BC4}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6085
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.451805572075386
Longitude
-118.71963597303892
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{501786DB-4DE0-424E-A0AF-755788D8C0D0}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
0.5390174600000001
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.439795902302365
Longitude
-118.7082952678482
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{501786DB-4DE0-424E-A0AF-755788D8C0D0}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6085
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.442275951256875
Longitude
-118.71442135013035
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{02243E6E-4658-466F-AF4A-F5741463124C}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
1.38702204
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.42471565545077
Longitude
-118.70394250535497
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{02243E6E-4658-466F-AF4A-F5741463124C}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6085
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.439795902302365
Longitude
-118.7082952678482
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes segment

Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4269
Dataset feature id
{20D0AB20-2F5D-447F-9387-FB8C4029246D}
Dataset feature name
TAMARACK LAKES
Dataset field
lengthmiles
Distance miles
1.4167704
Distance status
known
End coordinate
Latitude
37.41274057734438
Longitude
-118.70930386680499
Geometry snapshot
Feature id
{20D0AB20-2F5D-447F-9387-FB8C4029246D}
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
Sha256
cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Route role
official mainline
Source data description
USFS Trails Update 03/2026
Source dataset id
{8CC4DB36-D0BE-4189-88C7-64C3569EB754}
Source edit date
1774742400000
Source feature id
6086
Source load date
1777310283000
Source mode attributes
Hiker pedestrian
Unknown
Pack saddle
Unknown
Source originator
U.S. Forest Service
Start coordinate
Latitude
37.42471565545077
Longitude
-118.70394250535497
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    A bounded USGS National Digital Trails query returned U.S. Forest Service-originated distance-bearing features for the shared Mosquito Flat approach, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, Morgan Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Lakes. Twenty-five reviewed features are retained in an immutable snapshot; geometry and source-field distances do not by themselves establish visitor itinerary semantics.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Forest Service

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson
    • cbbaa853ee6d4ad8a8d995ab91270b7154a5fe3643ac1cb666d43f53c59b600a

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Route profile

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes Trail

Bidirectional
Yes
Distance basis
sum of reviewed USGS source-field lengthmiles values
Map role
principal Rock Creek hiking route
Name
Tamarack Lakes Trail
One way distance miles from source features
5.19126423
Sampled elevation profile
Approximate cumulative gain ft
2200
Approximate cumulative loss ft
330
End elevation ft
11574
Gain loss method
sum of consecutive USGS 3DEP samples along reviewed route geometry
Maximum elevation ft
11643
Minimum elevation ft
9707
Precision
approximate
Sample count
85
Sample spacing meters
100
Start elevation ft
9707
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Rock Creek Area Trails map depicts Rock Creek Road, the Palisade, East Fork, Pine Grove, Upper Pine Grove, Rock Creek Lake, and Tamarack developed corridor, three upper-canyon trailheads, John Muir Wilderness, and named Little Lakes, Mono Pass, Tamarack Lakes, and Hilton Creek/Lakes routes. It also labels the lakes and passes associated with those routes.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

    Recorded artifact references
    • Rock Creek Area Trails, one-page map

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Wayproof sampled each reviewed Rock Creek route geometry at approximately 100-meter intervals against the USGS 3DEP elevation service. Cumulative gain and loss are sums between samples and are approximate rather than surveyed or source-published trail values.

    Publisher
    U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T23:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-rock-creek-principal-routes-20260923.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

More planning facts

Official day hike context

Recorded for: Tamarack Lakes Trail

Parking options
  • Elevation ft
    9600
    Location
    east side of Rock Creek Lake
  • Elevation ft
    9300
    Location
    Pine Grove Campground
Trail character
steep initially, level near intermediate lakes, then a final climb to Tamarack and Buck Lakes
Trailhead
trailhead-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek, scope-rock-creek-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official wilderness hiking guide describes access from Rock Creek Canyon to Mosquito Flat, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, and Tamarack Lakes; identifies a goat closure at the south end of Little Lakes Valley including Treasure Lakes, Morgan Pass, and Morgan Lakes; recommends treating surface water; and states that pack stock have right of way.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

    Recorded artifact references
    • Wilderness Hiking: Rock Creek Canyon

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Wilderness travel practices

Recorded for: John Muir Wilderness

Goat closure
Area
south end of Little Lakes Valley including Treasure Lakes, Morgan Pass, and Morgan Lakes
Closed to
goats
Pack stock right of way
Yes
Treat surface water
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-little-lakes-valley, scope-route-mono-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-morgan-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek, scope-route-hilton-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official wilderness hiking guide describes access from Rock Creek Canyon to Mosquito Flat, Little Lakes Valley, Mono Pass, and Tamarack Lakes; identifies a goat closure at the south end of Little Lakes Valley including Treasure Lakes, Morgan Pass, and Morgan Lakes; recommends treating surface water; and states that pack stock have right of way.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest

    Recorded artifact references
    • Wilderness Hiking: Rock Creek Canyon

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Explore related places

Access and approaches (1)

Places and facilities (2)

Land and management (8)

Routes and related places (3)

Before you go

These open questions need confirmation; Wayproof does not fill them with guesses.

What authoritative source establishes typical duration and a consistent difficulty or technical grade for each Rock Creek route?

The reviewed official sources establish route identity, geometry, distance, mapped context, and an approximate 3DEP elevation profile. They do not publish a consistent duration or difficulty classification, so Wayproof does not derive one from distance and gain alone.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

No specific claim evidence is linked to this question.

What road, trail, parking, restroom, water, weather, and fire conditions will apply near departure?

Rock Creek Road and high-elevation facilities are seasonally and weather sensitive; current official alerts and conditions must be checked.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

Pretrip current conditions recheck

Required
Yes
Topics
  • Rock Creek Road access
  • trail conditions
  • weather and early snow
  • fire restrictions
  • trailhead parking and facilities
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-rock-creek-corridor, scope-route-little-lakes-valley, scope-route-mono-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-morgan-pass-rock-creek, scope-route-tamarack-lakes-rock-creek, scope-route-hilton-lakes-rock-creek

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The Inyo National Forest alerts page is the current operational source for forest orders, fire restrictions, closures, and access notices affecting Rock Creek travel.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T21:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Sources, evidence, and history

Planning facts above are readable first. Open these records when you need to audit a source or see when knowledge changed.

Evidence for 13 published claims
Published ChangeSet history

Canonical data is historical evidence, not a guarantee of current conditions. Recheck volatile facts before travel.