GPS: 32.9058 -116.4563
Rating: moderate, long dirt trails with some incline
Bathrooms: none/ but you can pee behind a tree.  🙂

Directions: Take the 8 hwy east to the Sunrise Hwy exit. Then turn left onto the Sunrise Hwy and travel north for 13.8 miles to the Penny Pines & Big Laguna Trail parking area (it is a about a mile past the Laguna Campground). An Adventure Pass is required and must be purchased ahead of time (a National Parks Pass is valid as an Adventure Pass).

This walk is through a pine forest and around Laguna Meadows and Lake (if there is still water in it). It will start at the Penny Pines Interpretive Trail/BLT trailhead (Big Laguna Trail). The trail is fairly level but can be somewhat rutted.  The Forest Service Adventure Pass is required. Expect Warm weather, bring water.

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