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A searchable, filterable database of backpacking routes across California — distance, elevation gain, permits, campfire rules, seasons, and citations for every number.

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Trip	Difficulty	Distance	Gain	Max elev	Days	Permit	Campfires
Snag Lake Loop Lassen Volcanic National Park · Cinder Cone, Prospect Peak	11 · Easy	7.8 mi	603 ft	6,390 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Boy Scout Trail Joshua Tree National Park · Quail Mountain (park high point)	14 · Easy	15.6 mi	1,600 ft	4,000 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
Lost Coast Trail King Range (Lost Coast) · King Peak	15 · Easy	24.4 mi	405 ft	130 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Little Lakes Valley Inyo National Forest · Bear Creek Spire, Mount Morgan	20 · Moderate	6.4 mi	1,242 ft	10,898 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Lake Aloha via Glen Alpine Desolation Wilderness · Mount Tallac, Pyramid Peak	25 · Moderate	11.6 mi	3,200 ft	8,116 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Rush Creek to Thousand Island Lake Inyo National Forest · Banner Peak, Mount Ritter	27 · Moderate	15.8 mi	2,683 ft	9,834 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Duck Pass to Duck Lake Inyo National Forest · Duck Pass	28 · Moderate	9.5 mi	3,210 ft	10,768 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Sabrina Basin Inyo National Forest · Mount Darwin, Mount Emerson	30 · Moderate	8.5 mi	3,652 ft	10,850 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Ten Lakes Basin Yosemite National Park · Tuolumne Peak	32 · Moderate	11.1 mi	4,212 ft	9,644 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Clouds Rest via Sunrise Lakes Yosemite National Park · Clouds Rest	39 · Moderate	17.4 mi	5,884 ft	9,747 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Big Pine Lakes Inyo National Forest · North Palisade, Mount Sill, Middle Palisade	46 · Strenuous	13.5 mi	7,086 ft	11,237 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Mount Whitney Trail Inyo National Forest · Mount Whitney	49 · Strenuous	21.4 mi	6,460 ft	14,505 ft	2–3	Required	Stoves only
Trans-Catalina Trail Channel Islands · Mount Orizaba (island high point), Black Jack Mountain	49 · Strenuous	38.5 mi	7,638 ft	1,688 ft	4–5	Required	Stoves only
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Yosemite National Park · Waterwheel Falls, LeConte Falls	50 · Strenuous	22 mi	5,034 ft	8,672 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Rae Lakes Loop Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Painted Lady, Fin Dome, Glen Pass	58 · Strenuous	41.4 mi	7,047 ft	11,978 ft	4–5	Required	Seasonal
Vivian Creek Trail to San Gorgonio San Gorgonio Wilderness · San Gorgonio Mountain	61 · Strenuous	15.6 mi	10,800 ft	11,499 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
North Lake–South Lake Loop Inyo National Forest · Mount Humphreys, Mount Mendel, Mount Darwin	73 · Very strenuous	47.2 mi	9,320 ft	11,972 ft	5–7	Required	Seasonal