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Section 7: Echo Summit and Echo Lakes to Barker Pass

This section travels through Desolation Wilderness. Permits that can be obtained at the trailhead are required to enter Desolation Wilderness. If you are staying overnight, you must get a camping permit at the Tahoe Basin National Forest Information Center at Taylor Creek located on Highway 89 about 0.5 mile northwest of Camp Richardson. The wilderness has been divided into zones for the issuance of permits. A limited number of camping permits are available for each zone, so you may not be able to obtain a permit for the more popular areas (which tend to be lakes close to trailheads) in the middle of the summer, particularly on weekends. For more information contact the Forest Service at: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 or (530) 543-2600. Or visit www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu.

2 Animals and Plants, Great and Small

The Lake Tahoe area has a tremendous variety of interesting flora and fauna. You will enhance your enjoyment and experience of this beautiful region by getting to know some of them. This chapter gives a quick summary of what you may encounter as you journey along the Tahoe Rim Trail.