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The Lesser Known Lakes of Desolation Wilderness

  • Writer: balzaccom
    balzaccom
  • Sep 5, 2025
  • 1 min read

Now that I've been volunteering in the Desolation Wilderness for a few years, I've found that most people know a few famous lakes: Aloha, of course, and Lake of the Woods. And Velma Lakes, and so on.

But I thought it would be fun to put together an album of lakes that don't get such attention. And in order to keep it that way, I've left the names off most of these photos. If you know where they are, wonderful. But don't spread the word too much. Here's the link



Let's let other people have the same fun, in finding the lakes, and finding out where they are.



 
 
 

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