Parker Lake
June Lake Loop · near June Lake · Eastern Sierra
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 3.8 miles
- Elevation gain
- 700 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- June–October; aspen color early–mid October
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- None for day hikes; overnight into Ansel Adams Wilderness = Inyo NF permit. Graded dirt access road, fine for cars.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Vivid blue-green lake · Aspen groves along Parker Creek · Parker & Kuna Crest backdrop · Sagebrush-to-forest transition
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- The unmarked dirt access road off June Lake Loop (Hwy 158) is easy to miss — follow signs for Parker Lake, not Parker Bench.
The guide
A short, high-reward hike that climbs from sagebrush through a shady aspen-and-creek corridor to a startlingly turquoise lake r…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Parker Lake — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.828, -119.0995