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Desolation Wilderness

Desolation Wilderness

National forest in El Dorado County, CaliforniaWikipedia

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Sep 22, 2026

Martha HughesHOST
8:46
If you don't mind crowds, at least for the first couple miles, Echo Lake is really nice.
Martha HughesHOST
8:51
If you do plan on running or hiking farther than Echo Lake and going into the desolation wilderness, you will have to register for the day.
Martha HughesHOST
8:58
It's free and you just do it at the parking lot and it's worth it.
Martha HughesHOST
9:01
Echo Lake does get crowded with casual day hikers and there's lots of cabins on the lake.
Rachel DaDamioHOST
20:05
I mean, you're literally like – So I don't know if you're people familiar with Tahoe.
Rachel DaDamioHOST
20:12
We're in South Lake Tahoe and we're right – we stay really close to this place called Desolation Wilderness, which is – the Pacific Coast Trail runs through.
Rachel DaDamioHOST
20:22
So we are like – there's so many hikes and so many trails you can do from where we stay.
Rachel DaDamioHOST
20:29
So all sorts of things.

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