Lake Angela–Flora Lake, 7 lakes is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Donner, CA. The route passes West Lakes, Azalea Lake, Flora Lake and 3 more. It climbs 1,923 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,719 – 7,297 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rest Area Access Connector 39.34271, -120.33969
Nearest town Donner, CA
Directions
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Lake Angela–Flora Lake, 7 lakes
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,923 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 6,719–7,296 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Rest Area Access Connector · 39.34271, -120.33969
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rest Area Access Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftPass West Lakes.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Summit Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Azalea Lake.
- 50 ftPass Flora Lake.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Angela.
- 250 ftPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Tunnel #8, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Over Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Angela, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tunnel #8, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Summit Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rest Area Access Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt23% gravel16% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
80°60°
Wed
85°54°
Thu
84°54°
Fri
84°55°
Sat
85°55°
Sun
86°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rest Area Access Connector Trailhead
- Summit Lake & West Lakes via Summit Lake Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Lake Angela–Flora Lake, 6 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- West Lakes & Castle Pass via Pacific Crest Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Mount Stephens–Lake Angela, 7 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Goldilocks Wall–Lake Angela, 7 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 437 ft
- Andesite Peak–West Lakes, 3 summits 5.8 mi · ▲ 946 ft
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