Gilmore Lake

Lake in the United States
38°53′44.31″N 120°6′55.17″W / 38.8956417°N 120.1153250°W / 38.8956417; -120.1153250TypeLakeBasin countriesUnited States

Gilmore Lake in California is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Glen Alpine Springs trailhead near the town of South Lake Tahoe. This lake offers great fishing for Lake trout.

See also

External links

  • Fishing Stories Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilmore Lake
Gilmore Lake and Desolation Valley, circa 1910.


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