Cappie’s Scoop: This trail has a lot of big rocks that I can climb on to see a view of Lake Sabrina! I wanted to swim in the lake but mom said we’re hiking to another lake and I would be able to swim there. Along the trail, we passed a waterfall that covered the trail. I walked in the water to cross but mom went rock hopping. When we got to Blue Lake, I told mom it was swimming time! It was great! The water was cool and there were even spots to camp. Then we kept going to see more lakes. I can’t wait to come back and stay the night in a tent so I can swim a few times. Don’t hesitate to add YOUR scoop in the comments below!

Tips: We thought Lake Sabrina was beautiful and then you continue hiking and you reach Blue Lake, also equally as gorgeous! About halfway along Blue Lake’s western shore, you will head west on the Dingleberry Lake trail. You will see a junction sign for this turnoff. The other option is to head south to reach Donkey Lake and the Baboon Lakes. There are so many lakes in this area, we can’t wait to see them all but it will have to be a backpacking trip!

Directions: From the town of Bishop, head west on CA-168 for 18 miles. Continue straight for another 0.4 miles on Lake Sabrina Road. The trailhead will be on your left and you can park on the side of the road. This road is closed during the winter.

Cappie’s Scoop: I started very early because I knew we were going very far this time on the trail. I was going all the way to the pass! Last time I was here, I hiked in the snow to only Long Lake but this time, I was going all the way up! It was a great day too because the sun was shining and I could dip my paws in the water. I hiked up very high going over lots of rocks until I reached a strange sign that said, no dogs past this sign! What?! That’s okay because I had a lot of fun and we passed so many other trails along the way for Treasure Lakes and Chocolate Lakes so we’ll be back! Don’t hesitate to add YOUR scoop in the comments below!

Tips: This trailhead is really awesome because you have a menu of trails to hike once you get on Bishop Pass Trail. You can hike to the pass (posted here), Long Lake, Chocolate Lakes loop, Marie Louise Lakes or Treasure Lakes. The trails are marked at the junctions. We cannot wait to go back and hike all of these trails and even backpack a few too!

Directions: From the town of Bishop, head west on CA-168 for 14.7 miles and then turn left onto South Lake Rd. Continue on South Lake Rd for 7.1 miles until it ends at the parking lot/trailhead for Bishop Pass Trail. This road is closed during the winter.

Cappie’s Scoop: More lakes in the Bishop area! I told mom we should move here because I could play in the snow and the lakes all the time. This time we only made it to the lower lake and it was nice and frozen! Next time, we’ll keep going and see what the upper lake looks like. Then I have twice the chances to jump in to swim when it’s not frozen of course. Don’t hesitate to add YOUR scoop in the comments below!

Tips: Round trip mileage includes 1 mile RT for the hike to/from the parking lot. It also includes both Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes. Lower Lamarck lake is 10,662 ft and Upper Lamarck lake is 10,918 ft. On this trip, we only hiked to Lower Lamarck Lake and can’t wait to go back to hike to Upper Lamarck Lake!

Directions: From the town of Bishop, head west on CA-168 for 17.8 miles and then turn right onto North Lake Rd. Continue on North Lake Rd for 1.6 miles and turn right to stay on North Lake Rd for 0.2 miles until you reach the hiker parking lot. If you stay straight, you’ll end up in the North Lake Campground (if the gate is open) and there is no day use parking there. You could also park in the North Lake day use parking lot which you pass before you reach the campground entrance. Either way, you’ll be walking down the road through the campground (0.5 miles one-way) to find the trailhead for Lamarck Lakes (and Piute Pass Trail) at the end of the road. This road is closed during the winter.