Leavitt Lake
Info
- Dates: September 13-14, 2008
- Total mileage: 3 miles to the lake
- Major highway: 108, Mono County
- Difficulty: 4WD only
- Nearby lakes: Koenig Lake, Ski Lake
- Restrictions: “You do not need a wilderness permit to camp overnight at Leavitt Lake, because it is not located in a wilderness area. However, a free wilderness permit is required for overnight stays in both the Emigrant Wilderness and Hoover Wilderness Areas.” (source)
- Likes: somewhat remote, hiking to nearby lakes, beautiful landscape
- Dislikes: can only drive 4WD to the lake, not a lot of trees
Summary
We spent one night at Leavitt Lake. Off-roading in a Toyota 4Runner was pretty fun but very technical. Jon had to get out of the car a couple times to guide his stepfather through the super rocky areas. The campsites that were available were nice, but all the sites close to the lake were already taken. Even though the presence of other campers were obvious, the campsites were spread out and there were probably only 3-4 other small groups.
The lake was a beautiful bowl of fresh water.
We did some light hiking to nearby lakes, although I don't remember, nor did I write down, which lakes we went to.
Here was the view of Leavitt Lake from afar: