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The Meeks Bay trail follows Meeks Creek, beginning just north of the California State Route 89 bridge over the stream. The first 1.4 miles is along a gentle gated road and parallels Meeks meadow, which after an additional mile meets a trail that courses southwest eventually meeting the Pacific Crest Trail between Phipps Peak and Middle Velma Lake.
Hiking from Meeks Bay to Tuolumne Meadows can be done on officially recognized and maintained trails. The Forest Service recognizes the beginning of the TYT as the Meeks Bay Trailhead. [11] [12] The trail runs 12 miles (19 km), generally southwest, to join the PCT one mile north of Middle Velma Lake. The PCT is then followed 171 miles (275 km ...
The Meeks brothers baled 25 tons of wild hay in the meadows at the mouth of Meeks Creek in 1862. [2] Meeks Bay was once the site of a popular summer resort with a 400-seat theater, several restaurants, beauty shops, and horse stables. The resort closed in the 1970s and a US Forest Service campground was built on the site. [3]
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Comparison table of Lake Tahoe area ski resorts Resort name State Nearest city Peak elevation Base elevation Vertical drop Skiable acreage Average annual snowfall [1] Number of trails; Palisades Tahoe [2] California: Olympic Valley: 9,050 ft (2,760 m) 6,200 ft (1,900 m) 2,850 ft (870 m) 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) 407 in (1,030 cm) 270 Mammoth ...
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Murphys, California, United States, an unincorporated village Murphys Grammar School, on the National Register of Historic Places; Murphys Hotel, one of the oldest hotels still operating in California, on the National Register of Historic Places; Murphys, former name of Meeks Bay, California, an unincorporated community
Comparison table of California ski resorts Resort name Nearest city Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop Skiable acreage Total trails Total lifts Avg annual snowfall Date statistics updated Palisades Tahoe: Olympic Valley: 9,050 6,200 2,850 3,600 170 29 450" March 2020 [1] Mammoth Mountain: Mammoth Lakes: 11,053 7,953 3,100 ...