Field trip: Backpacking with Kids
Family Backpack - Greenwater Lakes
This two night easy backpack to just above the Greenwater Lakes makes for a nice base camp for middle day trips to Lost or Echo Lakes or just fishing or swimming in the Greenwater Lakes. The weekday timing allows for some more solitude.
Contacts
- Sun, Aug 7, 2022 — Tue, Aug 9, 2022
- Foothills Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Families
- Easy, Moderate
- Easy
- Mileage: 5.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 650 ft
- High Point Elevation: 2,917 ft
- Pace: 1.5 mph
- 3 (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Let's meet at the trailhead at 10:00 AM to beat a little bit of the Sunday heat. Temperatures will be in the 80s, so dress with cool wicking clothes and a hat to protect from the sun. Supposedly the bugs are less aggressive, but I'm always prepared with spray and head nets.
This is an easy approach to a nice campsite with a good pit toilet just above the small Greenwater Lakes. The site makes for an excellent base camp for a day hike to Lost Lake or Echo Lake (if there is a contingent of older kids up for a challenge). There is decent fishing at each lake, for those interested in bringing in a pole. (Lures and flies - not bait - are preferred for wilderness fishing.)
Required Equipment
Be prepared with the gear discussed in the workshop, and plan to pack it in a manner that ensures happy younger children. The trip leader will bring supplies needed to prepare and cook any fish caught.