Skip to content

Map Activities Discover Guides Trips Saves

A map of everywhere you can sleep outside in the U.S., with the weather and cell signal to match. Built to stay free.

Explore

Map
Hiking
State guides
Discover

Plan

Trip planner
My trips
Saves
Offline downloads

About

Privacy
Data deletion

© 2026 Roaming.Camp · Data from NPS, Recreation.gov, BLM, USFS, NWS, and the FCC.Operating on ceded ancestral land.Photography via Unsplash.

Leave it better than you found it.

Hike

Paradise Lake

Ends at Paradise Lake
Inside Tahoe National Forest

1.1 mi one way · 144 ft climb · 7,734 ft high point · Very hard

In Tahoe National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service

About Elevation Highlights Map Camp near here More hikes

About this hike

Paradise Lake is the destination on this very difficult 1.1-mile trail in Tahoe National Forest.

Elevation

144 ft of gain and 0 ft of descent.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

See all on the map

6.4 mi from the trailhead
Meadow Lake Shoreline Campground
Campground · California
6.8 mi from the trailhead

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

25 mi from you
Mt. Rose Peak
- Summits Mount Rose
- Inside Toiyabe National Forest
- 1,754 ft of climbing
2.5 mi one way · 1,754 ft climb · Very hard
Toiyabe National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Elevation along the trail from the start. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Paradise LakeDestination · 1.1 mi in
Warren LakeNearby · 1.1 mi in
Devils Oven LakeNearby · 1.1 mi in

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 1.1 mi
Shape: One way
Gain: 144 ft
Descent: 0 ft
High point: 7,734 ft
Low point: 7,585 ft
Difficulty: Very hard
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: California
Camps within 15 mi: 27
Trailhead: 39.4010° N · 120.3773° W

Get directions Open the map

Sagehen Creek Campground

Campground

7.1 mi from the trailhead

Lake of the Woods

Campground

5 mi from you

PCT - California Section L

Ends at Historic Donner Summit
Inside Tahoe National Forest
8,977 ft of climbing

41.1 mi one way · 8,977 ft climb

Tahoe National Forest · Camp 7 mi away

Hellhole

Ends at Hell Hole Reservoir
Inside Eldorado National Forest
2,522 ft of climbing

7.4 mi one way · 2,522 ft climb · Very hard

Eldorado National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Hell Hole Trail

Ends at Hell Hole Reservoir
Inside Eldorado National Forest
1,886 ft of climbing

4.8 mi one way · 1,886 ft climb

Eldorado National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Badenaugh Canyon

Summits Babbitt Peak
Inside Tahoe National Forest
1,923 ft of climbing

2.1 mi one way · 1,923 ft climb · Very hard

Tahoe National Forest · Camp 3 mi away

Mt. Judah Loop

Passes Mount Judah
Inside Tahoe National Forest

2.4 mi one way · 706 ft climb · Very hard

Tahoe National Forest · Camp 6 mi away

Signal

Cell coverage here

AT&TNo signal

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Paradise Lake
- Ends at Paradise Lake
- Inside Payette National Forest
0.3 mi one way · 221 ft climb · Easy
Payette National Forest · Camp 8 mi away
Sanford Lake
- Ends at Sanford Lake
- Inside Tahoe National Forest
- Camp 3 mi away
0.5 mi one way · 400 ft climb · Very hard
Tahoe National Forest · Camp 3 mi away
Warren Lake
- Ends at a viewpoint
- Inside Tahoe National Forest
- 1,061 ft of climbing
1.9 mi one way · 1,061 ft climb · Very hard
Tahoe National Forest · Camp 6 mi away
Lakefront
- Ends at Sand Ridge Lake
- Inside Tahoe National Forest
0.1 mi one way · 29 ft climb · Very hard
Tahoe National Forest · Camp 6 mi away

Weather

7-day forecast

Today49°34°Mostly Sunny
Fri59°41°Sunny
Sat67°45°Sunny
Sun68°48°Mostly Sunny
Mon69°47°Mostly Sunny
Tue69°46°Sunny
Wed67°44°Sunny

Today: Mostly Sunny · wind 8 to 12 mph SW

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly