California hiking trails - Silver King Trail, Central Sierra Nevada, Alpine County

   
  While visiting this area in California it's a splendid idea to go backcountry hiking too. California has plenty of pleasant backcountry hiking trails; Silver King Trail is one of them, and it's in Alpine County. Every single California backcountry hiking trail is different from the others. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and if you happen to be in Alpine County of California, Silver King Trail is a glorious local backpacking and hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. The picturesque backcountry hiking trails of the Central Sierra
    Nevada are a splendid way to explore these hills. This is just one of a large number of backpacking trails in this region. High temperatures at Silver King Trail all through the months of summer are in the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. Throughout the wintertime
the highs are frequently in the 40's; overnight lows at Silver King Trail during the wintertime frequently descend into the 20's. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Not much rainfall falls here at Silver King Trail; most of the rain  
falls all through January; July meanwhile is the driest month. Here in California trekking is always a fun thing to do. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. Silver King Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,976 feet, and that is about average. This backcountry hiking trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a nice challenge. A long journey divides Gardnerville Ranchos from Silver King Trail, but you always have a glorious time when you're hiking along it. With its 23.6 miles of walking distance; it's a long backcountry trail. Of course, this is an overnight hike, 3.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Silver King Trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations.

Briefly about the general area:
Drift down the rapids of West Walker River in a kayak, and while you're here, you could pop by Tamarack Creek. Places like Fly Valley are magnificent to pop by, and Silver King Trail is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, Leavitt Meadows Campground is a tremendous local campground.
Poison Flat is a gorgeous location any time of year; Carson Falls is a nice local attraction. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors enjoyable things the Central Sierra Nevada has to offer. Put some time aside to spend at Llewellyn Falls while you're here at Silver King Trail, and a great site to camp here at Silver King Trail is Topaz Lake RV Park. And if you're still looking for more outdoors cool stuff just keep reading. Lower Fish Valley is a glorious place to spend some time at, and naturally Corral Valley Creek flows through this neighborhood.
Having a great time in the Central Sierra Nevada is uncomplicated.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 38.5768, Longitude -119.6356
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Total in and out hiking length = 23.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 9 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 1976 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Silver King Trail.
 Trails Near Silver King Trail:
Corral Valley Trail, Alpine County , 1 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 756 feet elevation difference
Early Emigrant and Indian Trail, Mono County , 7 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 2323 feet elevation difference
Lost Canyon Trail, Mono County , 8 miles away, 9.9 hiking miles, 3648 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 13, County , 13 miles away, 66 hiking miles, 3818 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Silver King Trail:
Leavitt Meadows Campground, Mono County, 9 miles away
Topaz Lake RV Park, Topaz, 10 miles away
Sonora Bridge Campground, Mono County, 11 miles away
Centerville Flat Campground, Alpine County, 11 miles away
Bootleg Campground, Mono County, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Silver King Trail:
West Walker River, Mono County County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.3 miles long (Leavitt Station Trailhead to Pickel Meadow)
West Walker River, Mono County County , 10 miles away, Class III-V - 11 miles long (Highway 395 Bridge to Walker)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County County , 14 miles away, Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County County , 16 miles away, Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine County County , 18 miles away, Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to CA-NV border)
 National Parks Near Silver King Trail:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA , 49 miles away
 Hotels Near Silver King Trail:
Best Western Topaz Lake Inn, Topaz Lake , 13 miles away
Carson Valley Inn Motor Lodge, Minden , 28 miles away
Best Western Minden Inn, Minden , 29 miles away
Ridge Tahoe, The, Stateline , 32 miles away
Tahoe Seasons Resort (Vri), South Lake Tahoe , 34 miles away
 Lakes Near Silver King Trail
Tamarack Lake, Alpine County , 2 miles away
Whitecliff Lake, Alpine County , 3 miles away

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