Located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the road is paved and runs between Sly Park Road and Highway 88 near Silver Lake. Emigrant Lake - Key Facts. The Hope Valley, Meiss Meadow, and Carson Pass Sno-Parks are northeast of Iron Mountain on Highway 88. We’d explored the nearby Fleming Meadow Trail System and had fun, so we thought we’d try the lake loop. Due to a quirk of topography, however, Devil’s Gate itself is not visible from the turnout. Mormon Emigrant Trail is Open. The route will reopen in the spring, when conditions typically improve. The Mormon Emigrant Trail. A sign indicates the route to the old Mormon Emigrant Trail. Elevation gain: 2300 ft (north to south) North South Road is a small back road that runs north and south (duh) between Mormon Emigrant Trail (which is actually a large two-lane road) and Omo Ranch Rd. U.S. 50 Alternate/Mormon Emigrant Trail travels west to Jenkinson Lake and Pollock Pines. Mormon Station was built in 1851 as a trading post along the Carson Route of the California Trail. Emigrant Trail from Mapcarta, the free map. The road will be gated closed near the Iron Mountain Snopark, which is at 7,000 feet elevation. It had taken them over 30 days to blaze the trail of approximately 170 miles over the Sierras, that would become known as the “Mormon Carson Emigrant Trail.” It would be used the following few years by over 50,000 wagons and over 200,000 gold seekers, coming to … Attached Files: 800-Mormon7-silver.jpg File size: 75.9 KB Views: 4,333 #11. Note the elevation change, it's 4 more miles to Highway 88, and a twisty set of curves indeed as the road curves around the mountain top. Trailhead: Second dam on Mormon Emigrant Trail, south of Pollock Pines Elevation: 3,500 to 3,600 feet. Photo taken 09/05/10. Caples Lake Campground has 34 campsites. Location: Emigrant Wilderness, Tuolumne County Trailhead: Kennedy Meadows, elevation 6,300 feet Highest point on the trail: Mosquito Pass, 9,360 feet Emigrant Lake elevation: 8,825 feet Elevation Gain: 3,060 feet Hiking Distance: 14 miles Best seasons: Mid-summer through fall Campsites: Pleasant sites at either end of the lake, a few along the north shore Emigrant is also one of the first trails to shed the winter snow, so it also makes a good early season warm-up.The singletrack starts off paralleling the north side of Prosser Creek, but soon turns uphill to the left to cross a dirt road.

Fourteen are designated for tents, and several more are walk-in, tent sites.

Drive Sly Park Rd. With its mellow rolling singletrack, the out-and-back ride on the Emigrant Trail is a good choice for novice and intermediate riders. National Weather Service. It was called the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, the Platte Trail, and the Mormon Trail by people who traveled it. The Carson-Mormon Emigrant Trail passes near the campground. Emigrant Trail is a 17.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Truckee, California that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October.