June Lake Trail Map · Hikes
Fern Lake Trailhead
A walk from the back door. The trail to Fern Lake and Yost Lake starts here.
Map by Bill Tipton, made for the Yosemite Gateway Chalet. For planning: carry a real map and check conditions before you go.
Leave the car at the house. From the back door it is about a mile down-canyon to the Fern Lake trailhead by the Double Eagle Resort, where the trail starts climbing and does not let up. About a mile in, a branch splits toward Yost Meadow and Yost Lake. In winter, rent snowshoes at Ernie's and walk the same way.
- From the chalet
- About a mile on foot, down-canyon
- To Fern Lake
- About 1.6 miles, 1,600 ft up
- To Yost Lake
- About 3.8 miles, past Yost Meadow
Nearby on the map
- Eagle's LandingThe restaurant at the Double Eagle Resort, two minutes down-canyon. Go for breakfast.
- Horsetail FallsWinter ice above Silver Lake, when the cold cooperates.
- Carson PeakThe mountain over the hot tub. A 10,000-foot summit from the back door.
- Fern LakeA small cirque lake on Carson Peak's southern shoulder. Steep, close and full of brookies.