Bench Lake Ranger Station

Bench lake was beautiful with many fish i caught a trout as were the additional lakes on the way.
Bench lake ranger station. To the left is snow lake camp featuring two sites a bear pole and a privy. The usually unstaffed ranger station is more of a shelter for rangers if they come through here on a patrol. They had never expected to reunite so soon at the bench lake ranger station or that they would be summoned from their remote backcountry posts in sequoia kings canyon national parks to search for one of their own.
I came to find out that they may largely be due to it being so easily accessible and also the most developed area in the sawtooths. After resting we decided to continue up to the bench lake ranger station then make a decision there. Permits and current trail conditions are available park wide from wilderness information centers ranger stations and visitor centers.
This short undulating trail rises into a meadow and drops to a spur for bench lake. There is no trail around bench lake. Created with ptgui stitching software shift moves in.
On idevice can move device around to pan. There is one person s blog who calls this lucky dog lake if i understand it right. Walk the shore a short distance to take pictures of mount rainier with bench lake in the foreground a view rivaling that of reflection lakes.
Redfish was a place i wanted to at least see since it s so frequently talked about. One mile from the trailhead is a junction. No pets on trails.
Make a slight right onto mount adams road follow signs for sno park recreation area and continue for another 4 5 miles. Bench lake and snow lake 2 4 miles round trip snow lake 4 672 is located 1 2 miles from bench lake trailhead in a large cirque under unicorn peak 6 971 the tallest peak in the tatoosh range. Upper south fork kings river region between mather pass and pinchot pass.