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TRAIL RIDES 2026

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YOSEMITE WILDERNESS TRAIL RIDE
-A Yosemite High Sierra Camp-
4 days
3 dates:
July 19-22, 2026
July 23-26, 2026
$1590 (including fees)
Click for more details .
 Yosemite National Park
Start and end at Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit.
This trip is operated by Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit.
Experience the beauty of Yosemite National Park from a quieter, less travelled perspective. Yosemite's High Sierra camps like Vogelsang, Merced Lake and Sunrise are only available to a limited number of individuals, by lottery.
Let us offer you the opportunity to enjoy that same quiet and picturesque experience. Leaving Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit, we travel over the Summit to our base camp on Return Creek. Our camp on Return Creek is permitted for campfire use.

Detailed Itinerary : Riding time will be about five hours a day. Some prefer to rest on layover days. Guests rate this is a moderate to difficult ride. There are some steep trails and rocky sections.

Day 1-Virginia Lakes to Virginia Canyon -10 miles
The trail heads past Blue Lake, Cooney Lake and Frog Lakes before reaching the Summit. There are expansive views of the Hoover Lakes Basin. Descend down through lodgepole forests and meadows to camp alongside Return Creek.
Day 2: Ride to McCabe Lakes - 9 miles
Riders head down canyon to join the Pacific Crest Trail. Travel up through the Forest to McCabe Lakes. Good fishing and time for a hike or relaxing lunch.
Day 3: Ride to Miller Lake -11 miles
The trail heads up alongside of Spiller Creek before reaching a saddle with spectacular views. Miller Lake is fairly shallow which makes it a good swimming lake.
Day 4: Head back to Virginia Lakes. 10 miles

NORTHERN YOSEMITE TRAIL RIDE
Virginia Lakes to Leavitt Meadows

10 days
August 6-15, 2026
$4700 (including fees)
Start at Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit, End at Leavitt Meadows (Sonora Pass)
We will view or visit numerous lakes (Blue, Miller, Smedberg, Tilden, Dorothy , Stella, Bonnie, Harriet, Long AND MORE!). The trails are varied and scenic. For a more detailed description of the Northern Yosemite - Virginia Lakes to Leavitt Meadows Trail Ride click here.
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WILDERNESS PERMITS for our guests are issued from our commercial quota, NOT from the general public quota.

Call us TODAY at 760-872-8331 for a quick response to your questions.
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Rock Creek Pack Station, Inc owns and operates VirginiaLakes Pack Outfit, Cottonwood Pack Station and Rock Creek Pack Station.
Rock Creek Pack Station, Inc operates under permit on the Inyo National Forest and Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park.
All Wilderness Permits for our guests are issued from our commercial quota, NOT from the general public quota.
NOTICE: In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

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Last Updated: June 30, 2025
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