McCreery Lake & Yerba Buena Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft · 2 hr 5 min
McCreery Lake & Yerba Buena Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Joseph D. Grant County Park near Evergreen, CA. The route reaches McCreery Lake. It climbs 1,091 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McCreery Lake & Yerba Buena Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,509–2,567 ft
Out & Back · Joseph D. Grant County Park
Trailhead: Hotel Trail · 37.33771, -121.71283
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Hotel Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass McCreery Lake.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach McCreery Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hotel Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Hotel Trail Trailhead
- Hotel Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 95 ft
- Grant Lake & McCreery Lake via Hotel Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- Bass Lake–McCreery Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Hotel Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Barn Trail–Lower Hotel Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Corral Trail & Eagle Trail via Hotel Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 384 ft
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