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ROCK CREEK PACK STATION
Craig and Herbert London
P.O.Box 248
Bishop, CA 93515
(760) 935-4493


SPOT TRIPS   2010

Hilton Lake 3

You are taken by horseback, and your gear and provisions by pack animal to a desirable campsite on a lake or stream. The stock and packer return for you on a predetermined date. Your length of stay does not affect the charges. You furnish your own camp gear and food.





Rates are per person. Includes packers, horses and mules for the round trip*
LOCATION 2 people 3 people 4+ people Area Description
Hilton Lakes, Dorothy Lake & Little Lakes Valley
 
$475 $425 $395 HILTON LAKES: Trail time: 2-3 hours to any of five lakes over an easy trial through forest and meadow. Recommended for families with young children and novice wilderness travelers. Wonderful areas to camp by either lake or stream on dry benches with sheltering timber, good water and firewood along with good fishing for Brown, Rainbow and Brook trout. Lakes one through nine offer scenery from heavy forest (lakes one and two) to remote glacial stone (upper lakes seven to nine), interspersed with lively streams and lush meadows.
4th Recess, Gold Creek
 
$635 $545 $495  
Confluence of 4th Recess and Gold Creeks to Third Recess & Pioneer #1 $690 $590 $570 PIONEER BASIN: Trail time: 5 hours to a centrally located camp within easy distance of six lakes. Golden, Rainbow and Brook trout in both lake and stream. Reached via Mono Pass Trail, crossing the summit at 12,000 feet. A primitive, unspoiled country with ample space for privacy and solitude. Shallow, sun-warmed pools for bathing or swimming. Excellent deer hunting.
Hopkins Basin & Mono Creek to Second Recess
 
$725 $675 $625 HOPKINS BASIN: Trail time: 5 1/2-6 1/2 hours, reached via Mono Pass Trail. Beautiful and remote with alternating forests and meadows. Unlimited locations for comfortable camps on Hopkins Creek or Lower Hopkins Lake, situated in a pristine side basin with meadows to the lake's edge on one side, and timber to the water's edge on the other. A favorite of those who seek complete isolation. Golden, Rainbow and Brook trout (some trophy size). Excellent deer hunting in season.

Map of Mono Creek Area

For destinations in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks -from Shepherd, Sawmill, Taboose Trailheads, click here .



The Forest Service limits pack stock by a 1:1.5 stock-to-person ratio. Spot trip rate will include mules up to the limit allowed in the roundtrip fee.
Number of
Persons
Number of
Allowable Pack
Animals
1 1
2 &3 2
4 3
5 & 6 4
7 5
8 & 9 6
10 7
11 & 12 8
13 9
14 & 15 10


Information on "Trail ride, All Expense and Base Camp Trips General Info" applies to riders on spot trips with the exception of item #3 (we only serve breakfast to trail ride, base camp and all-expense trip guests) and item #7 regarding dunnage limit. Read reservation policy on page 22.

People organizing spot trips should send our brochure to others going on the trip to familiarize them with Rock Creek's policies.

Please have gear at pack station at 7am.

We provide wilderness permits for our guests.

We rent aluminum BEAR-PROOF BOXES 12"x20"x22.5" for $6/day.
pack box pack box open

REMINDERS TO HELP YOU & YOUR PACKER:

1. 7 a.m. arrival at pack station requested unless advised otherwise. Breakfast available at lodge or resort while mules are being loaded.

2. Sleeping bags should be rolled tightly (long way) and personal items should be brought in duffel or safari bags securely fastened so they won't leak on the trail.

3. Axes and saws should have sheath or cardboard around blade.

4. Fishing rods must be in metal or stout cases with secure ends.

5. Tent poles should be reduced to shortest size bundle possibleand securely tied so poles won't slip out.

6. Release pressure in lanterns and stoves and fill square gas cans about 1" from top. Turn upside down to check for leaks.

7. Our pack boxes are about 24" x 10" x 15" deep (inside measure).

8. If you have your own pack boxes, pack tightly and in pairs equally balanced between 50 and 60 lbs.

9. No improved campsites in wilderness; each party must bring own grill, stove and tables.

10. Bring canned and bottled goods separated from soft packaged items and perishables. Leave eggs in grocers cartons.

FOOD SUGGESTIONS

1. Make menu for each day of trip-this can include fresh meat for first few days. Most fruits and vegetables will keep ten days or more. Many people crave sweets more when in the mountains.

2. Prepare exact shopping list of quantities indicated by your menu. Don't forget to provide for your packer for the time he is with you.

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
Kitchen supplies will depend on menu you prepare. Many of your kitchen supplies can be packed in one or two square 5 gallon tins which will serve as water bucket and dishpan. If tins are packed to 25 or 30 lbs., we need not disturb contents.

  • Aluminum griddle or frying pan
  • Reflector oven-optional
  • Coffee pot
  • Cooking pans
  • Plates
  • Coffee mugs-not metal
  • Kitchen knives
  • Pancake turner
  • Long handled fork
  • Serving spoons
  • Knives
  • Forks
  • Spoons
  • Water carrier
  • Soup spoons
  • Matches
  • Can & Bottle opener
  • Sharpening stone
  • Dish rag
  • Dish towels
  • Soap
  • Scouring pads
  • Pot holders
  • Aluminum foll
  • Sandwich bags
  • Paper towels

CAMP EQUIPMENT

  • Tent
  • Light canvas fly
  • Coleman lantern (single)
  • Extra mantles
  • White gas (sq. type can)
  • Axe (cover blade)
  • Shovel (short handle)
  • 50 ft. 1/4" rope
  • Clothes pins
  • First aid kit
  • Toilet tissue
  • Grill
  • Coleman stove
  • Light, collapsible table
  • Folding chairs
  • Whisk broom
  • Wash basin


Call us TODAY at 760-872-8331 for a quick reponse to your questions.
You can email us, also.
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Rock Creek Pack Station provides all of its trips as a permitee of the Inyo National Forest. All Trail Rides and Packing Schools are subject to an 8% regulatory reservation fee, plus 2% USFS fee.
NOTICE: Persons of any race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or with any handicapping condition are welcome to use and enjoy all facilities, programs and services of USDA (Forest Service). Discrimination in any form is strictly against agency policy and should be reported to Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20520


Last Updated: January 13, 2010
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