Section K: Echo Lake Resort to Donner Pass
From Echo Lake Resort, northbound
To Echo Lake trail
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K1. Lower middle of map
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Heavily traveled tourist and homeowner pathway. No Water. 7/17/04
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Taking the water taxi across the lake is one of the few places where it is possible to blue blaze the PCT. Maybe the only one.
To Lake Aloha
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K2. Middle left of map
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First water at square 19 of Lake Aloha. 7/17/04
To Dicks Pass
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K2. Top left of map
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Lots of water on approach to Pass
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Several creeks just below pass summit. 7/17/04
To Fontanillis Lake
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K3. Bottom middle of map
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Spur trail to lake. 7/17/04
To Middle Velma Lake
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K3. Section 36
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Outlet of lake. Flowing. 7/17/04
To Phipps Creek
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K3. Section 23
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Water. Flowing. 7/17/04
To Richardson Lake
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K4. Section 33
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Water. 7/17/04
To Miller Creek
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K4. Section 29
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Water. Flowing. 7/17/04
To Bear Creek
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K5. Section 20
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Water. Flowing. 7/17/04
To Barker Pass
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K5. Section 18
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1) Several springs before pass
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2) No water at pass
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3) Several springs after pass
To Five Lakes Creek
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K6. Section 6
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Water. Flowing. 7/18/04
To Whiskey Creek and Unnamed Spring
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K6. Sections 2 & 3
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Water. Flowing. 7/18/04
To Granite Chief Pass
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K7. Section 35
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1) Water at Middle Fork American River, bottom of square
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2) Water at Squaw Creek, top of square. Flowing. 7/19/04
To Middle of map
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K7. Sections 23 and 14
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Several springs and creeks in this area. Flowing. 7/19/04
To Below Mount Judah
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K8. Section 21
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Unnamed Spring. Unknown condition.
To Donner Pass, State Route 40
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K8. Section 16
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1) At road, turn right to get to pass.
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2) Phone booth reported to be somewhere at pass. Cell phones work at least a mile south of it. Call for ride to Pooh Corner. (530) 587-4485.
To Pooh Corner
To Truckee
To Interstate 80
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K8. Squares 8, 9 & 16
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Various suspect water puddles.


