About this campground
This is the trailhead for Duck Lake and the Emigrant Trail. Intersection with the Emigrant Trail is about .2 miles from the trailhead. The trail to Duck Lake enters the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness about .5 miles from the trailhead. From Duck Lake, Trail 20E04 continues to Rock Lake and Trail 18E20 continues to Elephant Rock Lake.
Getting there
From Highway 4 at Lake Alpine, take the Lake Alpine East Shore road and follow it .3 miles to the end, just before the Silver Valley Campground entrance. Turn around and park along the right side of the road. The turnoff from Highway 4 is 34 miles east of the Calaveras Ranger Station in Hathaway Pines, California.
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
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